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Octopus nanus

(Krake)

Overview

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Subgenus : Octopus

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Krake, Pulpo

Description

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Genus Octopus

A marine mollusk with eight long arms furnished with sucker disks.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Cephalopoda () - Cuvier, 1797 - Cephalopods
        Subclass: Coleoidea () - Bather, 1888
        Superorder: Octopodiformes () - Young et al., 1998 - Octopods
        Order: Octopoda () - Leach, 1817
        Suborder: Incirrina () - Grimpe, 1916
        Family: Octopodidae () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Subfamily: Octopodinae ()
        Genus: Octopus () - Cuvier, 1797
        Specific name: nanus - Adam, 1973
        Scientific name: - Octopus nanus Adam, 1973

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 02-Jun-1999

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Octopus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 119 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

O. abaculus (Krake) · O. aculeatus (Krake) · O. alatus (Krake) · O. alecto (Krake) · O. alpheus (Capricorn Night Octopus) · O. araneoides (Krake) · O. arborescens (Krake) · O. areolatus (Krake) · O. aspilosomatis (Krake) · O. australis (Hammer Octopus) · O. balboai (Krake) · O. berrima (Krake) · O. bimaculatus (California Two-Spot Octopus) · O. bimaculoides (California Two-Spot Octopus) · O. bocki (Bock's Pygmy Octopus) · O. briareus (Caribbean Reef Octopus) · O. brocki (Krake) · O. bunurong (Krake) · O. burryi (Brownstripe Octopus) · O. californicus (California Bigeye Octopus) · O. campbelli (Krake) · O. capricornicus (Krake) · O. carolinensis (Carolinian Octopus) · O. chierchiae (Krake) · O. conispadiceus (Chestnut Octopus) · O. cyanea (Big Blue Octopus) · O. defilippi (Atlantic Longarm Octopus) · O. dierythraeus (Krake) · O. digueti (Diguet's Pygmy Octopus) · O. exannulatus (Krake) · O. fangsiao etchuanus (Gold-Spot Octopus) · O. fangsiao typicus (Gold-Spot Octopus) · O. favonius (Krake) · O. filamentosus (Krake) · O. filosus (Bumblebee Octopus) · O. fitchi (Fitch's Pygmy Octopus) · O. fujitai (Krake) · O. gardineri (Krake) · O. gibbsi (Krake) · O. globosus (Deyyapu-Kandavaya) · O. graptus (Krake) · O. guangdongensis (Krake) · O. hardwickei (Krake) · O. hattai (Krake) · O. horridus (Krake) · O. hubbsorum (Hubb's Octopus) · O. joubini (Atlantic Pygmy Octopus) · O. kagoshimensis (Krake) · O. kaharoa (Krake) · O. kaurna (Krake) · O. lechenaultii (Krake) · O. lobensis (Krake) · O. longispadiceus (Krake) · O. luteus (Krake) · O. macropus (Atlantic White-Spotted Octopus) · O. maorum (Krake) · O. marginatus (Krake) · O. maya (Krake) · O. membranaceus (Krake) · O. mercatoris (Krake) · O. mernoo (Krake) · O. microphthalmus (Krake) · O. micropyrsus (California Lilliput Octopus) · O. mimus (Krake) · O. minor minor (Krake) · O. minor pardalis (Krake) · O. minor typicus (Krake) · O. mototi (Krake) · O. mutilans (Krake) · O. nanhaiensis (Krake) · O. nanus (Krake) · O. neglectus (Krake) · O. niveus (Krake) · O. nocturnus (Krake) · O. occidentalis (Krake) · O. ochotensis (Krake) · O. oculifer (Galapagos Reef Octopus) · O. oliveri (Krake) · O. ornatus (Krake) · O. oshimai (Krake) · O. ovulum (Krake) · O. pallidus (Krake) · O. parvus (Japanese Pygmy Octopus) · O. penicillifer (Krake) · O. pentherinus (Krake) · O. polypus (Red-Spot Mudsucker) · O. polyzenia (Krake) · O. prashadi (Krake) · O. pumilus (Krake) · O. pyrum (Krake) · O. rapanui (Krake) · O. rex (Krake) · O. robsoni (Krake) · O. roosevelti (Krake) · O. rubescens (East Pacific Red Octopus) · O. salutii (Krake) · O. sanctaehelenae (Krake) · O. sasakii (Krake) · O. selene (Krake) · O. siamensis (Krake)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
CephBase
Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Wood, James (from CephBase).

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2695144
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-555985
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 555985
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 260115

Last Revised: 2012-07-19