IRMNG - Polypus Leach, 1817

IRMNG taxon details

Polypus Leach, 1817

IRMNG_ID

1373656 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1373656)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Octopodidae d'Orbigny, 1839

Direct children (48)

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Species Polypus longipes Leach, 1817
Species Polypus abruptus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Benthoctopus abruptus (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Polypus alatus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus alatus (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Polypus apollyon S.S. Berry, 1912 accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Polypus arborescens Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus arborescens Hoyle, 1904
Species Polypus arcticus (Prosch, 1847) accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1847)
Species Polypus brucei Hoyle, 1912 accepted as Enteroctopus megalocyathus (Gould, 1852)
Species Polypus californicus Berry, 1911 accepted as Octopus californicus Berry, 1911
Species Polypus campbelli Smith, 1902 accepted as Octopus campbelli Smith, 1902
Species Polypus conispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Octopus conispadiceus Sasaki, 1917
Species Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910 accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Polypus faeroensis Russell, 1909 accepted as Bathypolypus faeroensis (Russell, 1909)
Species Polypus fujitai Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus fujitai Sasaki, 1929
Species Polypus gardineri Hoyle, 1905 accepted as Octopus gardineri Hoyle, 1905
Species Polypus gilbertianus Berry, 1912 accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Polypus glaber Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Benthoctopus hokkaidensis (S.S. Berry, 1921)
Species Polypus hattai Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus hattai Sasaki, 1929
Species Polypus herdmani Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Polypus hokkaidensis S.S. Berry, 1921 accepted as Benthoctopus hokkaidensis (S.S. Berry, 1921)
Species Polypus hoylei S.S. Berry, 1909 accepted as Pteroctopus hoylei (S.S. Berry, 1909)
Species Polypus kermadecensis Berry, 1914 accepted as Octopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
Species Polypus leioderma Berry, 1911 accepted as Benthoctopus leioderma (Berry, 1911)
Species Polypus levis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Benthoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885)
Species Polypus longispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Octopus longispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917)
Species Polypus luteus Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Polypus macropus (Risso, 1826) accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
Species Polypus madokai Berry, 1921 accepted as Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885
Species Polypus normani Massy, 1907 accepted as Benthoctopus piscatorum (A.E. Verrill, 1879)
Species Polypus ochotensis Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus ochotensis (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Polypus oculifer Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus oculifer Hoyle, 1904
Species Polypus oliveri Berry, 1914 accepted as Octopus oliveri (Berry, 1914)
Species Polypus oshimai Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus oshimai (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Polypus ovulum Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Octopus ovulum Sasaki, 1917
Species Polypus parvus Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Octopus parvus Sasaki, 1917
Species Polypus pricei Berry, 1913 accepted as Octopus pricei Berry, 1913
Species Polypus profundicola Massy, 1907 accepted as Benthoctopus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
Species Polypus salebrosus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Bathypolypus salebrosus (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910 accepted as Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910)
Species Polypus scorpio Berry, 1920 accepted as Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851
Species Polypus spinosus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus spinosus Sasaki, 1920
Species Polypus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885
Species Polypus tenuipulvinus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Polypus tsugarensis Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus tsugarensis Sasaki, 1920
Species Polypus valdiviae Thiele in Chun, 1915 accepted as Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele in Chun, 1915)
Species Polypus validus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus validus Sasaki, 1920
Species Polypus variabilis Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus variabilis (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Polypus wolfi Wülker, 1913 accepted as Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)
Species Polypus yendoi Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus yendoi (Sasaki, 1920)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Zool. Miscell., 3
page(s): 139 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Invalid name (jun. objective synonym, refer ICZN Index). A junior objective synonym of Octopus Cuvier, [1797] (ICZN).

Taxonomic remark Invalid name (jun. objective synonym, refer ICZN Index). A junior objective synonym of Octopus Cuvier, [1797] (ICZN). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Polypus Leach, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1373656 on 2024-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 09:43:47Z

changed

db_admin

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original description Zool. Miscell., 3
page(s): 139 [details]

basis of record SN2000 unverified [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source SN2000 unverified [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

From other sources

Taxonomic remark Invalid name (jun. objective synonym, refer ICZN Index). A junior objective synonym of Octopus Cuvier, [1797] (ICZN). [details]

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