Pinnoctopus kermadecensis

Pinnoctopus kermadecensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Pinnoctopus
Species:
P. kermadecensis
Binomial name
Pinnoctopus kermadecensis
(Berry, 1914)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
  • Octopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
  • Polypus kermadecensis Berry, 1914

Pinnoctopus kermadecensis is a species of octopus belonging to the typical octopus family Octopodidae. It is endemic to the Kermadec Islands. It was first described as Polypus kermadecnsis in 1914 from a female specimen. No male specimen was collected and described until 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Philippe Bouchet, ed. (2018). "Octopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ Amanda L. Reid & Nerida G. Wilson (2015). "Octopuses of the Kermadec Islands: Discovery and description of a new member of the "Octopus" '"vulgaris"' complex (O. jollyorum, sp. nov.) and the first description of a male Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)". Bulletin of the Auckland Museum. 20 Kermadec Biodiscovery Expedition 2011: 349–368.
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