- Blue-ringed octopuses,
comprising the
genus Hapalochlaena, are four
extremely venomous species of
octopus that are
found in tide
pools and
coral reefs...
- The blue-lined
octopus (
Hapalochlaena fasciata) is one of four
species of
highly venomous blue-ringed octopuses. It can be
found in
Pacific Ocean waters...
- The
greater blue-ringed
octopus (
Hapalochlaena lunulata) is one of four
species of
extremely venomous blue-ringed
octopuses belonging to the
family Octopodidae...
- The
southern blue-ringed
octopus (
Hapalochlaena maculosa) is one of
three (or
perhaps four)
highly venomous species of blue-ringed octopuses. It is most...
- make use of
venom when
hunting their prey. The blue-ringed
octopodes (
Hapalochlaena spp.)
produce tetrodotoxin,
which is
extremely toxic to even the healthiest...
-
synonym of
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (W. Adam, 1938)
Octopus nierstrazi [sic]:
synonym of
Octopus nierstraszi W. Adam, 1938:
synonym of
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi...
-
Boucher & Hochberg, 2004 (monotypic)
Grimpella Robson, 1928 (monotypic)
Hapalochlaena Robson, 1929 (4 species)
Histoctopus Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg...
- Allen, J. J.; Hanlon, R. T. (2012). "How does the blue-ringed
octopus (
Hapalochlaena lunulata)
flash its blue rings?".
Journal of
Experimental Biology. 215...
- S2CID 43941481. Mäthger, L. M. (2012). "How does the blue-ringed
octopus (
Hapalochlaena lunulata)
flash its blue rings?". The
Journal of
Experimental Biology...
-
specifically several species of the blue-ringed octopus,
including Hapalochlaena maculosa (where it was
called "maculotoxin"),
various pufferfish species...
