blue-ringed octopus

Species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q540649
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blue-ringed octopus

Summary

blue-ringed octopus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.051% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,599 views/month, #99 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • blue-ringed octopus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • blue-ringed octopus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • blue-ringed octopus is classified within Octopodinae[5].
  • blue-ringed octopus's scientific name is Hapalochlaena[6].
  • blue-ringed octopus's Commons category is recorded as Hapalochlaena[7].
  • blue-ringed octopus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hapalochlaena[8].
  • blue-ringed octopus's has characteristic is recorded as oviparity[9].
  • blue-ringed octopus's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+100'}[10].
  • blue-ringed octopus's egg incubation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+42.5'}[11].
  • blue-ringed octopus's age of onset of sexual maturity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+8'}[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, blue-ringed octopus is Hapalochlaena[6]. It is classified at the rank of genus[4]. It is classified within Octopodinae[5].

Identifiers

blue-ringed octopus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 199918[13]. blue-ringed octopus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61715[14]. blue-ringed octopus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 62652[15]. blue-ringed octopus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2289323[16]. blue-ringed octopus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555824[17].

Why It Matters

blue-ringed octopus ranks in the top 0.051% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,599 views/month, #99 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+42.5'}
    Litter size {'amount': '+100'}
    Taxon rank genus
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