Blue Ringed Octopus Group
The title Blue Ringed Octopus applies to a group of four distinct species who share a common classification.
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Mollusca
Class- Cephalopoda
Order- Octopoda
Family- Octopodidae
Here are their official scientific names.
Greater Blue Ringed Octopus- Hapalochlaena lunulata
Southern Blue Ringed Octopus- Hapalochlaena maculosa
Blue Lined Octopus - Hapalochlaena fasciata
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi- this one is greatly debated as it was described in 1938 from a single specimen found in the Bay of Bengal. As it is controversial, it has no common name.
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Mollusca
Class- Cephalopoda
Order- Octopoda
Family- Octopodidae
Here are their official scientific names.
Greater Blue Ringed Octopus- Hapalochlaena lunulata
Southern Blue Ringed Octopus- Hapalochlaena maculosa
Blue Lined Octopus - Hapalochlaena fasciata
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi- this one is greatly debated as it was described in 1938 from a single specimen found in the Bay of Bengal. As it is controversial, it has no common name.