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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Mollusca (phylum)  »  Cephalopoda (class)  »  Octopoda (order)  »  Octopodidae (family)

CAAB Code: 23 659903 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Amphioctopus spp.  

Rank: Genus
CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc.
Family: 23 659 Octopodidae (octopus) - show full list
Common Name (AS5300): BABY OCTOPUSES
Organism Type: an octopus
Synonyms: Octopus aegina & Octopus sp. A
Amphioctopus aegina & Octopus sp. A
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
Parent Codes: 23 659921     Octopodidae
Child Codes: 23 659016     Amphioctopus aegina
23 659024     Amphioctopus exannulatus
23 659069     Amphioctopus marginatus
23 659027     Amphioctopus mototi
23 659070     Amphioctopus neglectus
23 659028     Amphioctopus polyzenia
23 659039     Amphioctopus rex
23 659073     Amphioctopus siamensis
Previous Codes
(if any)
:
23 659918
Taxon Notes:This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
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Scientific Name
verified against
:
Norman, M.D., Hochberg, F.G., 2005. The current state of octopus taxonomy., Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin, Vol. 66: 127-154.
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