CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 152 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
23 663001 Haliphron atlanticus Steenstrup, 1861 [an argonautoid octopod] 2019-09-05
23 663901 Haliphron spp. [an argonautoid octopod] 2019-09-05
23 663000 Alloposidae argonautoid octopods 2000-01-28 2019-06-13
23 655005 Amphitretus pelagicus Hoyle, 1855 telescope octopod 2016-03-30 2019-06-13
23 655006 Amphitretus thielei Robson, 1930 [a pelagic octopod] 2019-09-05 2019-10-07
23 655905 Amphitretus spp. [a pelagic octopod] 2016-03-30 2016-03-30
23 655003 Bolitaena pygmaea (Verrill, 1884) pygmy pelagic octopod 2003-12-03 2019-06-13
23 655001 Bolitaena sheardi (Allan, 1945) [a pelagic octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-10-07
23 655901 Bolitaena spp. [a pelagic octopod] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 655002 Japetella diaphana Hoyle, 1885 diaphanous pelagic octopod 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 655903 Japetella spp. [a pelagic octopod] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 655004 Vitreledonella richardi Joubin, 1918 glass octopod 2016-03-30 2019-06-13
23 655904 Vitreledonella spp. [a pelagic octopod] 2016-03-30 2016-03-30
23 655000 Amphitretidae pelagic octopods 2000-01-28 2016-03-30
23 662001 Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 greater argonaut 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 662003 Argonauta hians Lightfoot, 1786 lesser argonaut 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 662004 Argonauta nodosus Lightfoot, 1786 knobbed argonaut 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 662901 Argonauta spp. [an argonaut] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 662000 Argonautidae argonauts 2000-01-28 2019-06-13
23 659902 Bathypolypus spp. [octopus] 2000-05-08 2019-06-11
23 659924 Bathypolypodidae octopus 2016-08-01
23 664001 Cirroctopus hochbergi O'Shea, 1999 [a finned octopod] 2019-09-05
23 664002 Cirroctopus mawsoni (Berry, 1917) [a finned octopod] 2019-09-05 2019-10-07
23 664901 Cirroctopus spp. [a finned octopod] 2019-09-05
23 664000 Cirroctopodidae finned octopods 2019-09-05
23 651000 Cirroteuthidae finned octopods 2000-01-28 2019-06-13
23 659045 Eledone massyae Voss, 1964 [an octopus] 2004-04-06 2016-03-30
23 659009 Eledone palari Lu & Stranks, 1991 spongetip octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659905 Eledone spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2016-03-30
23 659922 Eledonidae octopus 2016-08-01
23 659040 Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) North Pacific giant octopus 2002-12-05 2016-03-30
23 659056 Enteroctopus zealandicus (Benham, 1944) [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659906 Enteroctopus spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2016-03-30
23 659051 Muusoctopus clyderoperi (O'Shea, 1999) [an octopus] 2016-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659054 Muusoctopus karubar (Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997) [an octopus] 2016-08-01
23 659008 Muusoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885) [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2016-03-30
23 659050 Muusoctopus tangaroa (O'Shea, 1999) [an octopus] 2016-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659052 Muusoctopus tegginmathae (O'Shea, 1999) [an octopus] 2016-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659053 Muusoctopus thielei (Robson, 1932) [an octopus] 2016-08-01
23 659916 Muusoctopus spp. [an octopus] 2016-08-01 2019-10-07
23 659925 Enteroctopodidae octopus 2016-08-01
23 659031 Adelieledone adelieana (Berry, 1917) [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659927 Adelieledone spp. [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659010 Graneledone antarctica Voss, 1976 [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659057 Graneledone challengeri (Berry, 1916) [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659059 Graneledone gonzalezi Guerra, González & Cherel, 2000 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659046 Graneledone macrotyla Voss, 1976 [an octopus] 2004-04-06 2019-06-11
23 659058 Graneledone taniwha O'Shea, 1999 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659907 Graneledone spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2019-06-11
23 659015 Megaleledone setebos (Robson, 1932) giant Antarctic octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659910 Megaleledone spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2016-03-30
23 659048 Microeledone mangoldae Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2004 sickletooth pygmy octopus 2005-04-05 2019-06-11
23 659911 Microeledone spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2019-06-11
23 659074 Pareledone aurorae (Berry, 1917) [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659032 Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905) Charcot's octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659033 Pareledone framensis Lu & Stranks, 1994 [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 659034 Pareledone harrisoni (Berry, 1917) [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 659035 Pareledone prydzensis Lu & Stranks, 1994 [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 659047 Pareledone turqueti (Joubin, 1905) [an octopus] 2004-04-06 2019-06-13
23 659912 Pareledone spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2019-06-11
23 659066 Thaumeledone marshalli O'Shea, 1999 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659068 Thaumeledone peninsulae Allcock, Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659067 Thaumeledone zeiss O'Shea, 1999 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659926 Thaumeledone spp. [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659923 Megaleledonidae octopus 2016-08-01
23 659042 Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny, 1834) prickly octopus 2003-09-30 2019-06-11
23 659043 Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001) [an octopus] 2003-09-30 2016-11-02
23 659044 Abdopus tenebricus (E.A. Smith, 1884) [an octopus] 2003-09-30 2019-06-11
23 659917 Abdopus spp. [an octopus] 2017-01-18
23 659007 Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992 banded string-armed octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659904 Ameloctopus spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2019-06-11
23 659016 Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) sandbird octopus 2001-08-01 2020-05-11
23 659024 Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993) plain-spot octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659069 Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964) [an octopus] 2019-09-05 2019-10-07
23 659027 Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1993) poison ocellate octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659070 Amphioctopus neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) [an octopus] 2019-09-05 2019-10-07
23 659028 Amphioctopus polyzenia (Gray, 1849) [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659039 Amphioctopus rex (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) king ocellate octopus 2002-12-02 2019-06-11
23 659073 Amphioctopus siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) [an octopus] 2019-09-05 2019-10-07
23 659903 Amphioctopus spp. BABY OCTOPUSES BABY OCTOPUSES 2002-06-20 2021-09-10
23 659017 Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993) Capricorn octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659018 Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993) plain-body octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659019 Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990) southern white-spot octopus 2001-08-01 2019-10-14
23 659022 Callistoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1993) red-spot octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659025 Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1993) scribbled octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659064 Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914) [an octopus] 2019-09-05 2019-10-07
23 659065 Callistoctopus ornatus (Gould, 1852) [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659920 Callistoctopus spp. [an octopus] 2018-02-20 2019-06-11
23 659072 Galeoctopus lateralis Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659928 Galeoctopus spp. [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659011 Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 velvet octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659908 Grimpella spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2019-06-11
23 659014 Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886) blue-lined octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659012 Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) greater blue-ringed octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659013 Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883) southern blue-ringed octopus 2001-08-01 2019-06-11
23 659909 Hapalochlaena spp. blue-ringed octopuses 2012-10-05 2019-10-14
23 659071 Histoctopus zipkasae Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659929 Histoctopus spp. [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659003 Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880) Maori octopus Maori octopus 1997-01-01 2020-05-11
23 659919 Macroctopus spp. [an octopus] 2017-01-18
23 659001 Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885 Hammer Octopus Hammer Octopus 1997-01-01 2020-05-11
23 659002 Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1993 southern keeled octopus 1997-01-01 2019-10-14
23 659037 Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001 bulb-tip octopus 2002-06-27 2019-10-14
23 659020 Octopus caerulescens Blainville, 1826 [an octopus] 2001-08-01 2019-10-14
23 659060 Octopus campbelli (E.A. Smith, 1902) [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659021 Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 big blue octopus 2001-08-01 2019-10-14
23 659005 Octopus djinda Amor, 2021 [an octopus] 1997-01-01 2022-07-18
23 659036 Octopus harpedon Norman, 2001 spagetti octopus 2002-06-27 2019-10-14
23 659030 Octopus huttoni (Benham, 1943) club pygmy octopus 2001-08-01 2002-04-02
23 659061 Octopus kaharoa O'Shea, 1999 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659026 Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990 southern sand octopus 2001-08-01 2019-10-14
23 659076 Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2005 [an octopus] 2020-02-04
23 659062 Octopus mernoo O'Shea, 1999 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659038 Octopus micros Norman, 2001 pygmy keeled octopus 2002-06-27 2019-10-14
23 659063 Octopus oliveri (Berry, 1914) [an octopus] 2019-09-05 2019-10-07
23 659004 Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885 Pale Octopus Pale Octopus 1997-01-01 2019-06-13
23 659077 Octopus pyrum Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997 [an octopus] 2020-02-04
23 659055 Octopus sinensis d'Orbigny, 1834 [an octopus] 2017-01-18 2019-10-14
23 659029 Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 frilled pygmy octopus 2001-08-01 2019-10-14
23 659006 Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 Gloomy Octopus Gloomy Octopus 2001-03-23 2018-10-03
23 659041 Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 Common Octopus 2002-12-05 2019-06-11
23 659901 Octopus spp. OCTOPUSES OCTOPUSES 1997-01-01 2019-06-11
23 659913 Pinnoctopus spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 659915 Scaeurgus spp. [an octopus] 2013-06-14 2019-06-13
23 659075 Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659930 Thaumoctopus spp. [an octopus] 2019-09-05
23 659049 Wunderpus photogenicus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006 Wunderpus 2007-01-19 2019-06-13
23 659914 Wunderpus spp. [an octopus] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 659921 Octopodidae octopus 2016-08-01
23 661001 Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814 football octopod 1997-01-01 2019-06-13
23 661901 Ocythoe spp. [an argonautoid octopod] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 661000 Ocythoidae argonautoid octopods 2000-01-28 2019-06-13
23 653004 Grimpoteuthis abyssicola O'Shea, 1999 [an octopod] 2019-09-05
23 653003 Grimpoteuthis innominata (O'Shea, 1999) [an octopod] 2019-09-05
23 653009 Grimpoteuthis meangensis (Hoyle, 1885) [an octopod] 2020-02-04
23 653905 Grimpoteuthis spp. [an octopod] 2013-06-14 2019-06-13
23 653005 Luteuthis dentatus O'Shea, 1999 [an octopod] 2019-09-05
23 653906 Luteuthis spp. [an octopod] 2019-09-05
23 653006 Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999 [an octopod] 2019-09-05
23 653007 Opisthoteuthis mero O'Shea, 1999 [an octopod] 2019-09-05
23 653001 Opisthoteuthis persephone Berry, 1918 [a jelly octopod] 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 653002 Opisthoteuthis pluto Berry, 1918 [a jelly octopod] 2001-08-01 2019-06-13
23 653008 Opisthoteuthis robsoni O'Shea, 1999 [an octopod] 2019-09-05
23 653904 Opisthoteuthis spp. [an octopod] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 653000 Opisthoteuthidae octopods 2000-01-28 2019-06-13
23 652000 Stauroteuthidae finned octopods 2000-01-28 2019-06-13
23 660001 Tremoctopus gracilis Souleyet in Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852 [a blanket octopod] 1997-01-01 2019-10-07
23 660002 Tremoctopus robsoni Kirk, 1883 [a blanket octopod] 2019-09-05
23 660901 Tremoctopus spp. [a blanket octopod] 2012-10-05 2019-06-13
23 660000 Tremoctopodidae blanket octopods 1999-10-01 2019-06-13
23 650000 Octopoda octopods 2002-01-16
23 659000 Octopodidae, Eledonidae, Megaleledonidae, Bathypolypodidae, Enteroctopodidae OCTOPUSES OCTOPUSES 1999-10-01 2018-10-03

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