Enteroctopodidae
| Enteroctopodidae | |
|---|---|
| Enteroctopus zealandicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Superfamily: | Octopodoidea |
| Family: | Enteroctopodidae Strugnell, Norman, Vecchione, Guzik & Allcock, 2014 |
| Type genus | |
| Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
| |
Enteroctopodidae is a small family of octopuses. This family was formerly considered a subfamily of the family Octopodidae sensu lato but this family has now been divided into a number of separate families with Enteroctopodidae as one of them.[1]
Genera
These genera are included in the family Enteroctopodidae[2]:
- Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
- Muusoctopus Gleadall, 2004
- Sasakiopus Jorgensen, Strugnell & Allcock, 2010
- Teretoctopus Robson, 1929
- Vulcanoctopus González & Guerra, 1998
References
- ^ Phillipe Bouchet (2015). "Enteroctopodidae Strugnell, Norman, Vecchione, Guzik & Allcock, 2014". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Enteroctopodidae Strugnell, M. Norman, Vecchione, Guzik & Allcock, 2014". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-04-16.