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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	23 655000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Amphitretidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 655 Amphitretidae (octopods) - show full list Common Name: pelagic octopods Organism Type: a pelagic octopod Synonyms: Bolitaenidae Vitreledonellidae Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 23 650000     Octopoda Child Codes: 23 655905     Amphitretus spp. 23 655901     Bolitaena spp. 23 655903     Japetella spp. 23 655904     Vitreledonella spp. Previous Codes (if any): 00 650000, 23 658000, 23 656000

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Taxon Notes:	This group was recently revised, and the families Bolitaenidae and Vitreledonellidae are now included within the Amphitretidae. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f0b63c15-eb8e-4d90-a984-3ac07643e823 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Strugnell, J.M., Norman, M.D., Vecchione, M., Guzik, M., Allcock, A.L., 2014. The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history., Hydrobiologia, Vol. 725: 215-235. . doi:10.1007/s10750-013-1517-6 doi:10.1007/s10750-013-1517-6