General information
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797  
   
Common nameCommon octopus
Synonyms
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869
Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826
Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802
Octopus albus Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus niger Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879
Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus sinensis d'Orbigny, 1834
Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854
Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854
Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826
Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854
Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869
Octopus maculatus Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849
Octopus coerulescentes Fra Piero, 1895
Octopus vulgaris americanus D'Orbigny, 1842
Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792)
Octopus vulgare Cuvier, 1797
Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826
Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849
Octopus coerulescentes Arbanasich, 1895
Sepia granulata Bosc, 1792
Octopus granulatus Lamarck, 1798
Octopus incertus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869
Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792
Octopus niger Risso, 1854
Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869
Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826
Octopus tuberculatus Risso, 1826
Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
-
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Cephalopoda; Coleoidea; Neocoleoidea; Octopodiformes; Octopoda; Incirrata; Octopodidae; unclassified Octopodidae.
Geographical distribution -
Occurrence -
Importance Food
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Not reported
Source of chromosomes Testes
Number of specimens with sex Not reported
Diploid chromosome number 56
Karyotype formula Not reported
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Not detected
Reference Vitturi R, Rasotto MB, Ferruzza NF (1982). The chromosomes of 16 molluscan species. Bolletino di zoologia, 49:1-2, 61-71.
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