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Octopodidae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae Orbigny, 1840

Genera

Many, see text

Species

Genus Vulcanoctopus
- Deepsea Vent Octopus, Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis
Subfamily Bathypolypodinae
- Genus Bathypolypus
  - Bathypolypus arcticus
    - Spoonarm Octopus, Bathypolypus arcticus arcticus
    - Bathypolypus arcticus proschi
  - Bathypolypus faeroensis
  - Bathypolypus salebrosus
  - Globose Octopus, Bathypolypus sponsalis
  - Boxer Octopus, Bathypolypus valdiviae
- Genus Benthoctopus
  - Benthoctopus abruptus
  - Benthoctopus berryi
  - Benthoctopus canthylus
  - Benthoctopus clyderoperi
  - Benthoctopus ergasticus
  - Benthoctopus eureka
  - Benthoctopus fuscus
  - Benthoctopus hokkaidensis
  - January Octopus, Benthoctopus januarii
  - Benthoctopus karubar
  - Smoothskin Octopus, Benthoctopus leioderma
  - Benthoctopus levis
  - Benthoctopus lothei
  - Benthoctopus macrophallus
  - Benthoctopus magellanicus
  - Benthoctopus oregonae
  - Benthoctopus oregonensis
  - Benthoctopus piscatorum
  - Benthoctopus profundorum
  - Benthoctopus pseudonymus
  - Benthoctopus robustus
  - Benthoctopus sibiricus
  - Benthoctopus tangaroa
  - Benthoctopus tegginmathae
  - Benthoctopus thielei
  - Benthoctopus yaquinae
- Genus Grimpella
  - Velvet Octopus, Grimpella thaumastocheir
- Genus Teretoctopus
  - Teretoctopus alcocki
  - Teretoctopus indicus
Subfamily Eledoninae
- Genus Eledone
  - Eledone caparti
  - Horned Octopus, Eledone cirrhosa
  - Eledone gaucha
  - Combed Octopus, Eledone massyae
  - Eledone microsicya
  - Musky Octopus, Eledone moschata
  - Eledone nigra
  - Spongetip Octopus, Eledone palari
  - Eledone thysanophora
- Genus Pareledone
  - Pareledone adelieana
  - Pareledone antarctica
  - Pareledone charcoti
  - Pareledone framensis
  - Pareledone harrissoni
  - Antarctic Knobbed Octopus, Pareledone polymorpha
  - Pareledone prydzensis
  - Turquet's Octopus, Pareledone turqueti
- Genus Tetracheledone
  - Spiny-horn Octopus, Tetracheledone spinicirrus
- Genus Velodona
  - Velodona togata
    - Velodona togata capensis
    - Angel Octopus, Velodona togata togata
- Genus Vosseledone
  - Vosseledone charrua
Subfamily Graneledoninae
- Genus Bentheledone
  - Bentheledone albida
  - Bentheledone rotunda
- Genus Graneledone
  - Graneledone antarctica
  - Graneledone boreopacifica
  - Graneledone challengeri
  - Graneledone gonzalezi
  - Graneledone macrotyla
  - Graneledone taniwha
    - Graneledone taniwha kubodera
    - Graneledone taniwha taniwha
  - Graneledone verrucosa
    - Graneledone verrucosa media
    - Graneledone verrucosa verrucosa
  - Graneledone yamana
- Genus Thaumeledone
  - Thaumeledone brevis
  - Thaumeledone gunteri
  - Thaumeledone marshalli
  - Thaumeledone zeiss
Subfamily Megaleledoninae
- Genus Megaleledone
  - Giant Antarctic Octopus, Megaleledone senoi
Subfamily Octopodinae
- Genus Ameloctopus
  - Banded String-arm Octopus, Ameloctopus litoralis
- Genus Aphrodoctopus
  - Brush-tip Octopus, Aphrodoctopus schultzei
- Genus Cistopus
  - Old Woman Octopus, Cistopus indicus
- Genus Enteroctopus
  - North Pacific Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini
  - Enteroctopus juttingi
  - Southern Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus magnificus
  - Enteroctopus megalocyathus
  - Enteroctopus membranaceus
  - Enteroctopus zealandicus
- Genus Euaxoctopus
  - Euaxoctopus panamensis
  - Map Octopus, Euaxoctopus pillsburyae
  - Euaxoctopus scalenus
- Genus Hapalochlaena
  - Blue-lined Octopus, Hapalochlaena fasciata
  - Greater Blue-ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata
  - Lessser Blue-ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa
  - Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
- Genus Octopus
  - Octopus (Abdopus) abaculus
  - Octopus (Abdopus) aculeatus
  - Octopus (Abdopus) capricornicus
  - Octopus (Abdopus) horridus
  - Octopus (Abdopus) tonganus
  - Octopus (Octopus) adamsi
  - Marbled Octopus or Sandbird Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) aegina
  - Octopus (Octopus) alatus
  - Octopus (Octopus) alecto
  - Capricorn Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) alpheus
  - Octopus (Octopus) araneoides
  - Octopus (Octopus) arborescens
  - Octopus (Octopus) areolatus
  - Plain-body Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) aspilosomatis
  - Hammer Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) australis
  - Octopus (Octopus) balboai
  - Southern Keeled Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) berrima
  - California Two-spot Octopus or Verrill's Two-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bimaculatus
  - California Two-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bimaculoides
  - Bock's Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bocki
  - Caribbean Reef Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) briareus
  - Octopus (Octopus) brocki
  - Southern White-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bunurong
  - Caribbean Armstripe Octopus or Brownstriped Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) burryi
  - North Pacific Bigeye Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) californicus
  - Octopus (Octopus) campbelli
  - Carolinian Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) carolinensis
  - Octopus (Octopus) chierchiae
  - Chestnut Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) conispadiceus
  - Big Blue Octopus or Cyane's Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) cyanea
  - Atlantic Longarm Octopus or Lilliput Longarm Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) defilippi
  - Red-spot Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) dierythraeus
  - Diguet's Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) digueti
  - Plain-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) exannulatus
  - Gold-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) fangsiao
    - Octopus (Octopus) fangsiao etchuanus
    - Octopus (Octopus) fangsiao typicus
  - Octopus (Octopus) favonius
  - Octopus (Octopus) filamentosus
  - Bumblebee Two-spot Octopus or Caribbean Two-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) filosus
  - Fitch's Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) fitchi
  - Octopus (Octopus) fujitai
  - Octopus (Octopus) gardineri
  - Octopus (Octopus) gibbsi
  - Globe Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) globosus
  - Sribbled Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) graptus
  - Octopus (Octopus) guangdongensis
  - Octopus (Octopus) hardwickei
  - Octopus (Octopus) hattai
  - Octopus (Octopus) hongkongensis
  - Hubb's Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) hubbsorum
  - Atlantic Pygmy Octopus or Small-egg Cribbean Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) joubini
  - Northern Star-eye Octopus or Sandbird Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) kagoshimensis
  - Octopus (Octopus) kaharoa
  - Southern Sand Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) kaurna
  - Lobed Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) lobensis
  - Octopus (Octopus) longispadiceus
  - Starry Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) luteus
  - Atlantic White-spotted Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) macropus
  - Maori Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) maorum
  - Veined Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) marginatus
  - Mexican Four-eyed Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) maya
  - Webfoot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) membranaceus
  - Octopus (Octopus) mercatoris
  - Octopus (Octopus) mernoo
  - Octopus (Octopus) microphthalmus
  - California Lilliput Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) micropyrsus
  - Octopus (Octopus) mimus
  - Octopus (Octopus) minor
    - Octopus (Octopus) minor minor
    - Octopus (Octopus) minor pardalis
    - Octopus (Octopus) minor typicus
  - Poison Ocellate Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) mototi
  - Octopus (Octopus) mutilans
  - Octopus (Octopus) nanhaiensis
  - Octopus (Octopus) nanus
  - Octopus (Octopus) neglectus
  - Octopus (Octopus) niveus
  - Octopus (Octopus) nocturnus
  - Octopus (Octopus) occidentalis
  - Octopus (Octopus) ochotensis
  - Galapagos Reef Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) oculifer
  - Octopus (Octopus) oliveri
  - White Striped Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) ornatus
  - Octopus (Octopus) oshimai
  - Octopus (Octopus) ovulum
  - Pale Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) pallidus
  - Japanese Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) parvus
  - Octopus (Octopus) penicillifer
  - Octopus (Octopus) pentherinus
  - Octopus (Octopus) polyzenia
  - Octopus (Octopus) prashadi
  - Octopus (Octopus) pricei
  - Octopus (Octopus) pumilus
  - Octopus (Octopus) pyrum
  - Octopus (Octopus) rapanui
  - Octopus (Octopus) rex
  - Octopus (Octopus) robsoni
  - Octopus (Octopus) roosevelti
  - East Pacific Red Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) rubescens
  - Spider Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) salutii
  - Octopus (Octopus) sanctaehelenae
  - Octopus (Octopus) sasakii
  - Moon Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) selene
  - Octopus (Octopus) siamensis
  - Octopus (Octopus) spinosus
  - Octopus (Octopus) striolatus
  - Frilled Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) superciliosus
  - Octopus (Octopus) taprobanensis
  - Tehuelche Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) tehuelchus
  - Octopus (Octopus) tenebricus
  - Gloomy Octopus or Common Sydney Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) tetricus
  - Octopus (Octopus) tsugarensis
  - Octopus (Octopus) validus
  - Octopus (Octopus) varunae
  - Veiled Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) veligero
  - Octopus (Octopus) verrucosus
  - Bighead Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) vitiensis
  - Common Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) vulgaris
  - Club Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) warringa
  - Octopus (Octopus) winckworthi
  - Star-sucked Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) wolfi
  - Octopus (Octopus) yendoi
  - Atlantic Banded Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) zonatus
- Genus Pinnoctopus
  - Pinnoctopus cordiformis
  - Pinnoctopus kermadecensis
- Genus Pteroctopus
  - Pteroctopus eurycephala
  - Pacific Fourhorn Octopus, Pteroctopus hoylei
  - Pteroctopus keralensis
  - Dana Octopus, Pteroctopus schmidti
  - Fourhorn Octopus or Atlantic Fourhorn Octopus, Pteroctopus tetracirrhus
  - Pteroctopus witjazi
- Genus Robsonella
  - Robsonella fontaniana
  - Robsonella huttoni
- Genus Scaeurgus
  - Scaeurgus patagiatus
  - Atlantic Warty Octopus or Unihorn Octopus, Scaeurgus unicirrhus

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