Cephalopoda: Order Octopoda (Octopuses)

• Alloposidae (Seven-armed Octopuses)
• Amphitretidae (Telescope Octopuses)
• Argonautidae (Paper Nautilus)
• Bathypolypodidae (Boxer Octopuses)
• Cirroctopodidae (Glacial Octopuses)
• Cirroteuthidae (Blind Octopuses)
• Eledonidae (Curled Octopuses)
• Enteroctopodidae (Rough Octopuses)
• Idioctopodidae
• Megaleledonidae
• Octopodidae (True Octopuses)
• Ocythoidae (Football Octopuses)
• Opisthoteuthidae (Umbrella Octopuses)
• Stauroteuthidae (Sucker Octopuses)
• Tremoctopodidae (Blanket Octopuses)

Family: Alloposidae (Seven-armed Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Haliphron atlanticus

Family: Amphitretidae (Telescope Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Amphitretus pelagicus
Bolitaena pygmaea
Dorsopsis taningi
Japetella diaphana
Vitreledonella richardi

Family: Argonautidae (Paper Nautilus)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Argonauta argo

Family: Bathypolypodidae (Boxer Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Bathypolypus valdiviae

Family: Cirroctopodidae (Glacial Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Cirroctopus glacialis

Family: Cirroteuthidae (Blind Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Cirroteuthis muelleri
Cirrothauma murrayi
Laetmoteuthis lugubris

Family: Eledonidae (Curled Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Eledone cirrhosa

Family: Enteroctopodidae (Rough Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Enteroctopus zealandicus
Muusoctopus levis
Sasakiopus salebrosus
Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis

Family: Idioctopodidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Idioctopus gracilipes

Family: Megaleledonidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Adelieledone polymorpha
Bathypurpurata profunda
Bentheledone rotunda
Graneledone boreopacifica
Megaleledone setebos
Microeledone mangoldi
Pareledone charcoti
Praealtus paralbida
Tetracheledone spinicirrhus
Thaumeledone gunteri
Velodona togata
Vosseledone charrua

Family: Octopodidae (True Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Abdopus horridus
Ameloctopus litoralis
Amphioctopus marginatus
Callistoctopus macropus
Cistopus indicus
Danoctopus schmidti
Euaxoctopus panamensis
Galeoctopus lateralis
Grimpella thaumastocheir
Hapalochlaena lunulata
Histoctopus zipkasae
Lepidoctopus joaquini
Macrochlaena winckworthi
Macroctopus maorum
Macrotritopus defilippi
Octopus vulgaris
Paroctopus mercatoris
Pinnoctopus cordiformis
Pteroctopus hoylei
Robsonella fontaniana
Scaeurgus patagiatus
Teretoctopus indicus
Thaumoctopus mimicus
Wunderpus photogenicus

Family: Ocythoidae (Football Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Ocythoe tuberculata

Family: Opisthoteuthidae (Umbrella Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Cryptoteuthis brevibracchiata
Grimpoteuthis bathynectes
Luteuthis dentatus
Opisthoteuthis californiana

Family: Stauroteuthidae (Sucker Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Stauroteuthis syrtensis

Family: Tremoctopodidae (Blanket Octopuses)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Tremoctopus violaceus

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