Enteroctopodidae is a small
family
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of
octopuses. This family was formerly considered a
subfamily of the family
Octopodidae
The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera:
*''Abdopus'' Norman & Finn, 2001
*''Ameloctopus'' Norman, 1992
*''Amphioctopus'' P. Fischer, 1 ...
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'' but this family has now been divided into a number of separate families with Enteroctopodidae as one of them.
Genera
These genera are included in the family Enteroctopodidae:
* ''
Enteroctopus''
Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
* ''
Muusoctopus''
Gleadall, 2004
* ''
Sasakiopus''
Jorgensen, Strugnell & Allcock, 2010
* ''
Vulcanoctopus''
González & Guerra, 1998
References
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Cephalopod families