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Scientific Names

Alternative Names

Octopus megalops (Taki 1964)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus tenuicirrus Sasaki 1929
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Paroctopus megalops Taki 1964
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Polypus hongkongensis Hoyle 1885
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus hongkongensis
Synonym according to CephBase
Octopus megalops
Synonym according to NCBI
Octopus megalops (Taki 1964)
Octopus tenuicirrus Sasaki 1929
Paroctopus hongkongensis
Synonym according to NCBI
Paroctopus megalops
Synonym according to NCBI
Polypus hongkongensis Hoyle 1885
Octopus madokai (Berry 1921)
Octopus megalops (Taki 1964)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Octopus tenuicirrus Sasaki 1929
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Paroctopus megalops Taki 1964
Polypus hongkongensis Hoyle 1885
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Polypus madokai Berry 1921
Polypus tenuicirrus Sasaki 1929

Preferred Names

Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle 1885)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Octopus hongkongensis
Recognized by Furui 2020
Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle 1885)
Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle 1885
Octopus madokai Berry 1921
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Octopus tenuicirrus
Species recognized by Japan Species List
Octopus tenuicirrus
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Octopus hongkongensis
Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle 1885)
Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle 1885
Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle 1885
Octopus megalops (Taki 1964)
Octopus tenuicirrus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Octopus tenuicirrus (Sasaki 1929)
Polypus hongkongensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Common Names

Japanese

アマダコ preferred

Curated hierarchies for Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle 1885)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

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
27 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
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

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda Cuvier 1797
Coleoidea Bather 1888
Neocoleoidea Haas 1997
Octopodiformes Berthold & Engeser 1987
Octopoda Leach 1818
Incirrata Grimpe 1916
Octopodoidea d'Orbigny 1839 ex Ferrusac & d'Orbigny (1834)
Octopodidae
Octopus

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Octopoda
Octopodidae
Octopus Cuvier 1797
15 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Octopoda
Octopodidae
Octopus Cuvier 1797
15 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda Cuvier 1797
Coleoidea Bather 1888
Octobrachia Fioroni 1981
Octopoda Leach 1818
Incirrina Grimpe 1916
Octopodidae D'Orbigny (1839) ex Férussac & D'Orbigny (1834)
Octopodinae Grimpe 1921
Octopus Cuvier 1797
14 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Coleoidea
Octopodiformes
Octopoda
Incirrina
Octopodidae
Octopus
Octopus tenuicirrus (this page)
139 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Coleoidea
Octopodiformes
Octopoda
Incirrina
Octopodidae
Octopus
Octopus hongkongensis (this page)
139 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Octopoda
Octopodidae
Octopus