Abdopus

Abdopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.

Species

• Abdopus abaculus <small>(Norman & Sweeney, 1997)</small> – mosaic octopus
• Abdopus aculeatus <small>(d'Orbigny, 1834)</small> – algae octopus
• Abdopus capricornicus (<small>Norman & Finn, 2001)</small>
• Abdopus horridus <small>(d'Orbigny, 1826)</small> – Red Sea octopus
• Abdopus tenebricus <small>(Smith, 1884)</small>
• Abdopus tonganus <small>(Hoyle, 1885)</small>
• Abdopus undulatus (<small>Huffard, 2007)</small>

• Abdopus guangdongensis <small>(Dong, 1976)</small>

References

• Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 66:127–154.
• Huffard, C.L., R.L. Caldwell & F. Boneka. 2008. Mating behavior of Abdopus aculeatus (d’Orbigny 1834) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) in the wild. Marine Biology (published online first).

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