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Octopus maculosus Hoyle, 1883
Cephalopoda : Octopodoidea : Octopodidae| Current Name: | Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883) [WoRMS: 342334] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | W. E. Hoyle |
| Accession No.: | NMW.Z.1978.014.00421 |
| Preparations: | Wet |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 spec. |
| Locality: | Australia |
| Collecting Details: | SMEA, (ex.Coll.) W. E. Hoyle |
References
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Citation |
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| Hoyle, W. E. 1883. On a new species of Octopus (O. maculosus). Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. 7: 319-322; pl. 6. [319-322; pl. 6, figs 1-4] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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| Smith, E. A. 1884b. Mollusca. Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. “Alert” 1881-1882. London. 1-684pp; pls. 1-54 [36; pl. 4, fig. C] | Cited Figured |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: “Australia”. Hoyle, 1883: “Australia”. |
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| Country: | Australia |
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| Ex. Collection: | W. E. Hoyle |
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| Collected by: | SMEA |
Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea |
Octopoda | Octopodoidea | Octopodidae Subfamily: Octopodinae |
Remarks
Hoyle, 1883:
“The specimen upon which the following description is based was placed in my hands, with a label, bearing the single word "Australia," and this is all the information I have hitherto been able to procure with respect to its habitat.”
Record last modified - 27/06/2018