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Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus rugosus Bosc 1792
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Octopus vulgaris
Species recognized by United Kingdom Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Hudson Strait Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, The Netherlands Species List, South Africa Species List, Turkey Species List, Delete- old US Species List, Venezuela Species List, Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Portugal Species List, Seychelles Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Maldives Species List, Mexico Species List, France Species List, Greece Species List, Haiti Species List, Indonesia Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Belgium Species List, Dominica Species List, Cyprus Species List, Chile Species List, Chad Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Brazil Species List, CephBase, Canada Species List, China Species List, Japan Species List, Egypt Species List, Cape Verde Species List, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia 日本語, Protists in Singapore, Alboran Sea Species List, wikipedia AF, Panama Species List, and Wikidata
Octopus vulgaris
Recognized by Flickr BHL, iNaturalist, FAO Fishery Statistics, and Furui 2020
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797
Family recognized by Thailand Species List
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797
Species recognized by GBIF classification and World Register of Marine Species
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797
Recognized by NMNH Invertebrate Zoology, OBIS environmental data records, and EOL staff
Octopus rugosus
Species recognized by United States Species List
Octopus vulgaris
Species recognized by United States Species List, Global Biotic Interactions, and Wikimedia Commons
Octopus vulgaris
Recognized by Flickr Group

Alternative Names

Octopus albus Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus bitentaculatus Risso 1854
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville 1826
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus cassiopea Gray 1849
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus cassiopeia Gray 1849
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus coerulescentes Fra Piero 1895
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus heteropus Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus maculatus Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus moschatus Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus niger Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus niger Risso 1854
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus octopodia Tryon 1879
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus pilosus Risso 1826
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus rabassin Risso 1854
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus ruber Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus rugosus (Bosc 1792)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus tritentaculatus Risso 1854
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus troschelii Targioni-Tozzetti 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus tuberculatus Blainville 1826
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Sepia octopus Gmelin 1791
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Sepia polypus Oken 1815
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Sepia rugosa Bosc 1792
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus vulgaris
Synonym according to CephBase

Common Names

English

common octopus preferred
Recognized by Flickr BHL and World Register of Marine Species
Common octopus preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
common Atlantic octopus
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
common European octopus
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
scuttle
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Afrikaans

Gewone seekat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Albanian

likurishtja preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
oktapodi i zakonshëm
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tetëkëmbëshi
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

أخطبوط شائع preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Basque

Olagarro arrunt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bulgarian

обикновен октопод preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

pop roquer preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata
pop ver
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Cebuano

Kugita preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Chinese

真蛸 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Croatian

Obična hobotnica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Czech

chobotnice pobřežní preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Danish

almindelig ottearmet blæksprutte preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Ottearmet blæksprutte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Dutch; Flemish

Europese achtarm preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
achtarm
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
gewone achtarm
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
gewone octopus
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
gewoone octopus
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
kraak
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Estonian

Harilik kaheksajalg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

meritursas preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Meritursas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

French

pieuvre commune preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata
pieuvre
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
poulpe commun
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
poulpe de roche
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
poulpe
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Galician

polvo preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Polbo común preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Georgian

რვაფეხა preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

German

Gemeiner Octopus preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Krake
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Polyp
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
gemeiner Krake
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
gewöhnlicher Krake
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Gewöhnlicher Krake preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Χταπόδι preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hebrew

תמנון החוף preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hungarian

közönséges polip preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)

Octopode preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Irish

Ochtapas coiteann preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Italian

polpo comune preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
polpo di scoglio
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

マダコ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, World Register of Marine Species, and Wikidata
ma-dako tako preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Korean

참문어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Latvian

Astoņkājis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lithuanian

Paprastasis aštuonkojis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Low Saxon

Eenfachen Kraken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Gewéinlechen Tëntefësch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Persian

هشت‌پای معمولی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Polish

ośmiornica zwyczajna preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata

Portuguese

polvo comum preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
polvo-vulgar
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Russian

obiknovenniy osminog preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
obiknovenniy shprot
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Осьминог обыкновенный preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Spanish; Castilian

pulpo común preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
pulpo de roca
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
pulpo
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

attaarmade bläckfiskar preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Åttaarmade bläckfiskar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Turkish

Bayağı ahtapot preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vietnamese

Bạch tuộc thông thường preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ces

chobotnice pobřežní preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

De Ch

Gewöhnlicher Krake preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Mey

azeiz preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Roa Tara

Vurpe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hans

普通章鱼 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hant

普通章魚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Hk

普通章魚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Tw

真蛸 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda Cuvier 1795
Coleoidea Bather 1888
Octopodiformes Berthold & Engeser 1987
Octopoda Leach 1818
Incirrata
Octopodoidea d'Orbigny 1840
Octopodidae d'Orbigny 1840
Octopus Cuvier 1798
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797 (this page)
Octopus alatus (Sasaki 1920)
Octopus alberti Joubin 1895
Octopus alecto Berry 1953
Octopus amboinensis Brock 1887
Octopus americanus Froriep 1806
Octopus aranea d'Orbigny 1834
Octopus araneoides Taki 1964
Octopus arborescens (Hoyle 1904)
Octopus argus F. Krauss 1848
Octopus australis Hoyle 1885
Octopus balboai Voss 1971
Octopus bandensis Hoyle 1885
Octopus berenice Gray 1849
Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman 1992
Octopus bimaculatus Verrill 1883
Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey 1949
Octopus bocki Adam 1941
Octopus brevipes d'Orbigny 1835
Octopus briareus Robson 1929
Octopus bulbus Norman 2001
Octopus caerulescens Blainville 1826
Octopus californicus (Berry 1911)
Octopus capensis Souleyet 1852
Octopus cephea Gray 1849
Octopus chierchiae Jatta 1889
Octopus chuni Grimpe 1922
Octopus ciliatus Rang 1837
Octopus conispadiceus (Sasaki 1917)
Octopus cornutus Owen 1881
Octopus cyanea Gray 1849
Octopus diminutus Kaneko & Kubodera 2008
Octopus dubius Souleyet 1852
Octopus elegans Brock 1887
Octopus favonius Gray 1849
Octopus filamentosus Blainville 1826
Octopus fitchi Berry 1953
Octopus fujitai Sasaki 1929
Octopus fusiformis Brock 1887
Octopus gardineri (Hoyle 1905)
Octopus globosus Appellöf 1886
Octopus gorgonus Huffard 2007
Octopus harpedon Norman 2001
Octopus hattai (Sasaki 1929)
Octopus hawaiiensis Eydoux & Souleyet 1852
Octopus hoeki Joubin 1898
Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle 1885)
Octopus hubbsorum Berry 1953
Octopus humilis Huffard 2007
Octopus hummelincki Adam 1936
Octopus hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille 1889
Octopus hyalinus Rang 1837
Octopus incella Kaneko & Kubodera 2007
Octopus incertus Targioni-Tozzetti 1869
Octopus inconspicuus Brock 1887
Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici 2008
Octopus jeraldi Pratt, Baldwin & Vecchione 2020
Octopus jollyorum A. Reid & N. G. Wilson 2015
Octopus joubini Robson 1929
Octopus kaharoa O'Shea 1999
Octopus kapalae Mitchell & A. Reid 2017
Octopus kaurna Stranks 1990
Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera 2005
Octopus longispadiceus (Sasaki 1917)
Octopus machikii Brock 1887
Octopus madokai Berry 1921
Octopus mariles Huffard 2007
Octopus maya Voss & Solís 1966
Octopus medoria Gray 1849
Octopus microphthalmus Goodrich 1896
Octopus micropyrsus Berry 1953
Octopus micros Norman 2001
Octopus mimus Gould 1852
Octopus minor (Sasaki 1920)
Octopus mollis Gould 1852
Octopus mutilans Taki 1942
Octopus nanus Adam 1973
Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup ex Hoyle 1886
Octopus oculifer (Hoyle 1904)
Octopus oliveri (Berry 1914)
Octopus pallidus Hoyle 1885
Octopus parvus (Sasaki 1917)
Octopus penicillifer Berry 1954
Octopus pumilus Norman & Sweeney 1997
Octopus pyrum Norman, Hochberg & Lu 1997
Octopus rubescens Berry 1953
Octopus salutii Vérany 1836
Octopus sanctaehelenae Robson 1929
Octopus selene Voss 1971
Octopus sinensis d'Orbigny 1834
Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard 1832
Octopus taganga Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin 2016
Octopus tayrona Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin 2016
Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny
Octopus tetricus Gould 1852
Octopus veligero Berry 1953
Octopus verrucosus Hoyle 1885
Octopus vitiensis Hoyle 1885
Octopus warringa Stranks 1990
Octopus wolfi (Wülker 1913)
Octopus zonatus Voss 1968
27 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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