| Nominal Species (n = 294) | Present allocation (n = 232) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Octopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 | Abdopus abaculus | 19 |
| Octopus aculeatus D'Orbigny, 1834 | Abdopus aculeatus | 19 |
| Octopus adamsi Benham, 1944 | Octopus huttoni | 19 |
| Moschites adelieana Berry, 1917 | Adelieledone adelieana | 1984 |
| Octopus aegina Gray, 1849 | Amphioctopus aegina | 19 |
| Pareledone aequipapillae Allcock, 2005 | Pareledone aequipapillae | 59713 |
| Polypus alatus Sasaki, 1920 | Octopus alatus | 75097 |
| Moschites albida Berry, 1917 | Bentheledone albida | 75097 |
| Hapaloctopus albidus Taki, 1962 | Pteroctopus hoylei | 75097 |
| Pareledone albimaculata Allcock, 2005 | Pareledone albimaculata | 59713 |
| Teretoctopus alcocki Robson, 1932 | Teretoctopus alcocki | 19 |
| Octopus alderii Verany, 1851 | Callistoctopus macropus | 75097 |
| Octopus alecto Berry, 1953 | Octopus alecto | 19 |
| Octopus alpheus Norman, 1993 | Callistoctopus alpheus | 19 |
| Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806 | Octopus americanus | 3477 |
| Graneledone antarctica Voss, 1976 | Graneledone antarctica | 19 |
| Moschites antarcticus Thiele, 1920 | Pareledone harrissoni | 75097 |
| Callistoctopus arakawai Taki, 1964 | Callistoctopus ornatus | 75097 |
| Octopus aranea D'Orbigny, 1834 | Octopus filamentosus | 75097 |
| Paroctopus araneoides Taki, 1964 | Octopus araneoides | 75097 |
| Polypus arborescens Hoyle, 1904 | Octopus arborescens | 75097 |
| Octopus arcticus Prosch, 1847 | Bathypolypus arcticus | 75097 |
| Amphioctopus arenicola Huffard & Hochberg, 2005 | Amphioctopus arenicola | 3477 |
| Octopus areolatus De Haan, 1839 | Octopus areolatus | 19 |
| Octopus argus Krauss, 1848 | Abdopus horridus | 75097 |
| Octopus aspilosomatis Norman, 1993 | Callistoctopus aspilosomatis | 3477 |
| Pareledone aurata Allcock, 2005 | Pareledone aurata | 59713 |
| Moschites aurorae Berry, 1917 | Pareledone aurorae | 3477 |
| Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885 | Octopus australis | 19 |
| Bathypolypus bairdii Prosch, 1847 | Bathypolypus bairdii | 3477 |
| Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873 | Bathypolypus arcticus | 75097 |
| Octopus bakerii d'Orbigny, 1826 | Octopus americanus | 3477 |
| Octopus balboai Voss, 1971 | Octopus balboai | 19 |
| Octopus berenice Gray, 1849 | Octopus berenice | 3477 |
| Octopus bermudensis Hoyle, 1885 | Callistoctopus macropus | 75097 |
| Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1993 | Octopus berrima | 19 |
| Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883 | Octopus bimaculatus | 19 |
| Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949 | Octopus bimaculoides | 19 |
| Octopus bocki Adam, 1941 | Octopus bocki | 19 |
| Graneledone boreopacifica Nesis, 1982 | Graneledone boreopacifica | 19 |
| Eledone brevis Hoyle, 1885 | Thaumeledone brevis | 75097 |
| Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Octopus briareus Robson, 1929 | Octopus briareus | 19 |
| Octopus brocki Ortmann, 1888 | Octopus brocki | 19 |
| Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001 | Octopus bulbus | 84326 |
| Octopus bunurong Stranks, 1990 | Callistoctopus bunurong | 19 |
| Octopus burryi Voss, 1950 | Octopus burryi | 19 |
| Polypus californicus Berry, 1911 | Octopus californicus | 75097 |
| Polypus campbelli Smith, 1902 | Octopus campbelli | 75097 |
| Octopus capricornicus Norman & Flinn, 2001 | Abdopus capricornicus | 3722 |
| Octopus carolinensis Verrill, 1884 | Octopus carolinensis | 19 |
| Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Moschites challengeri Berry, 1916 | Graneledone challengeri | 75097 |
| Eledone charcoti Joubin, 1905 | Pareledone charcoti | 75097 |
| Vosseledone charrua Palacio, 1978 | Vosseledone charrua | 19 |
| Octopus chierchiae Jatta, 1889 | Octopus chierchiae | 19 |
| Cistopus chinensis Zheng, Lin, Lu & Ma, 2012 | Cistopus chinensis | 3477 |
| Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888 | Callistoctopus macropus | 75097 |
| Octopus cocco Verany, 1846 | Scaeurgus unicirrhus | 75097 |
| Octopus coerulescentes Arbanasich, 1895 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Octopus communis Park, 1885 | Macroctopus maorum | 75097 |
| Polypus conispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 | Octopus conispadiceus | 75097 |
| Octopus cordiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 | Pinnoctopus cordiformis | 3477 |
| Pareledone cornuta Allcock, 2005 | Pareledone cornuta | 59713 |
| Paroctopus cthulu Leite, Lima, Lima & Haimovici, 2021 | Paroctopus cthulu | 3477 |
| Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 | Octopus cyanea | 19 |
| Octopus danae Joubin & Robson, 1929 | Scaeurgus unicirrhus | 75097 |
| Octopus defilippi Verany, 1851 | Macrotritopus defilippi | 3477 |
| Octopus dierythraeus Norman, 1993 | Octopus dierythraeus | 19 |
| Octopus digueti Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894 | Paroctopus digueti | 19 |
| Octopus diminutus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008 | Octopus diminutus | 84312 |
| Histoctopus discus Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009 | Histoctopus discus | 84328 |
| Octopus dollfusi Robson, 1928 | Octopus dollfusi | 275 |
| Octopus duplex Hoyle, 1885 | Octopus superciliosus | 75097 |
| Macrotritopus equivocus Robson, 1929 | Macrotritopus defilippi | 75097 |
| Octopus ergasticus Fischer & Fischer, 1892 | Bathypolypus ergasticus | 75097 |
| Octopus eudora Gray, 1849 | Octopus americanus | 3477 |
| Sasakinella eurycephala Taki, 1964 | Pteroctopus eurycephala | 75097 |
| Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1993 | Amphioctopus exannulatus | 19 |
| Polypus faeroensis Russell, 1909 | Bathypolypus faeroensis | 75097 |
| Octopus fangsiao D'Orbigny, 1839-1841 | Amphioctopus fangsiao | 19 |
| Octopus favonius Gray, 1849 | Octopus favonius | 19 |
| Pareledone felix Allcock, Strugnell, Prodohl, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2007 | Pareledone felix | 84296 |
| Octopus filamentosus Blainville, 1826 | Octopus filamentosus | 19 |
| Octopus filosus Howell, 1868 | Octopus hummelincki | 3477 |
| Octopus fitchi Berry, 1953 | Octopus fitchi | 19 |
| Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932 | Macroctopus maorum | 75097 |
| Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1834 | Robsonella fontaniana | 83435 |
| Pareledone framensis Lu & Stranks, 1994 | Pareledone framensis | 19 |
| Polypus fujitai Sasaki, 1929 | Octopus fujitai | 75097 |
| Benthoctopus fuscus Taki, 1964 | Benthoctopus fuscus | 19 |
| Octopus fusiformis Brock, 1887 | Octopus fusiformis | 75927 |
| Polypus gardineri Hoyle, 1905 | Octopus gardineri | 75097 |
| Octopus geryonea Gray, 1849 | Octopus americanus | 3477 |
| Octopus gibbsi O'Shea, 1999 | Octopus gibbsi | 3722 |
| Octopus glaber Rüppell, 1920 | Octopus cyanea | 75097 |
| Octopus globosus Appellöf, 1886 | Octopus globosus | 19 |
| Graneledone gonzalezi Guerra, Gonzalez & Cherel, 2000 | Graneledone gonzalezi | 1980 |
| Octopus gorgonus Huffard, 2007 | Octopus gorgonus | 84308 |
| Callistoctopus gracilis Tang, Zheng & Lu, 2024 | Callistoctopus gracilis | 3477 |
| Octopus gracilis Verrill, 1884 | Macrotritopus defilippi | 75097 |
| Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826 | Callistoctopus macropus | 75097 |
| Octopus granulatus Lamarck, 1798 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Octopus graptus Norman, 1993 | Callistoctopus graptus | 3477 |
| Bathypolypus grimpei Robson, 1924 | Bathypolypus valdiviae | 75097 |
| Sepia groenlandica Dewhurst, 1834 | Bathypolypus arcticus | 75097 |
| Octopus guangdongenis Dong, 1976 | Octopus guangdongenis | 19 |
| Thaumeledone gunteri Robson, 1930 | Thaumeledone gunteri | 19 |
| Octopus hardwickei Gray, 1849 | Amphioctopus aegina | 19 |
| Octopus harmandi Rochebrune, 1882 | Abdopus aculeatus | 3477 |
| Octopus harpedon Norman, 2001 | Octopus harpedon | 84326 |
| Moschites harrissoni Berry, 1917 | Pareledone harrissoni | 75097 |
| Polypus hattai Sasaki, 1929 | Octopus hattai | 75097 |
| Octopus hawaiiensis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852 | Octopus hawaiiensis | 3477 |
| Polypus herdmani Hoyle, 1904 | Octopus cyanea | 75097 |
| Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885 | Octopus hongkongensis | 19 |
| Octopus horridus D'Orbigny, 1826 | Abdopus horridus | 19 |
| Octopus horsti Joubin, 1898 | Octopus cyanea | 75097 |
| Polypus hoylei Berry, 1909 | Pteroctopus hoylei | 75097 |
| Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953 | Octopus hubbsorum | 19 |
| Octopus humilis Huffard, 2007 | Octopus humilis | 84308 |
| Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 | Octopus hummelincki | 275 |
| Octopus huttoni Benham, 1943 | Octopus huttoni | 3477 |
| Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943 | Robsonella huttoni | 19 |
| Octopus hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 | Octopus hyadesi | 83435 |
| Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis Gonzalez et al., 1998 | Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis | 3722 |
| Octopus incella Kaneko & Kubodera, 2007 | Octopus incella | 77097 |
| Octopus incertus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Teretoctopus indicus Robson, 1929 | Teretoctopus indicus | 19 |
| Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008 | Octopus insularis | 84317 |
| Octopus jeraldi Pratt, Baldwin & Vecchione, 2020 | Octopus jeraldi | 3477 |
| Benthoctopus johnsonianus Allcock, Strugnell, Ruggiero & Collins, 2006 | Benthoctopus johnsonianus | 85007 |
| Octopus joubini Robson, 1929 | Octopus joubini | 19 |
| Paraoctopus joubini Robson, 1929 | Octopus joubini | 75097 |
| Scaeurgus jumeau Norman, Hochberg, & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005 | Scaeurgus jumeau | 1974 |
| Octopus kagoshimensis Ortmann, 1888 | Amphioctopus kagoshimensis | 19 |
| Octopus kaharoa O'Shea, 1999 | Octopus kaharoa | 3722 |
| Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990 | Octopus kaurna | 19 |
| Macrotritopus kempi Robson, 1929 | Macrotritopus defilippi | 75097 |
| Berrya keralensis Oommen, 1966 | Pteroctopus hoylei | 75097 |
| Polypus kermadecensis Berry, 1914 | Callistoctopus kermadecensis | 75097 |
| Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2005 | Octopus laqueus | 84312 |
| Galeoctopus lateralis Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004 | Galeoctopus lateralis | 1826 |
| Octopus lechenaultii D'Orbigny, 1826 | Callistoctopus lechenaultii | 19 |
| Polypus leioderma Berry, 1911 | Benthoctopus leioderma | 75097 |
| Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880 | Bathypolypus arcticus | 75097 |
| Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992 | Ameloctopus litoralis | 19 |
| Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969 | Octopus lobensis | 19 |
| Octopus longimanus Férussac, 1839 | Callistoctopus macropus | 75097 |
| Polypus longispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 | Octopus longispadiceus | 75097 |
| Octopus lothei Chun, 1913 | Benthoctopus lothei | 75097 |
| Octopus lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 | Hapalochlaena lunulata | 75097 |
| Polypus luteus Sasaki, 1929 | Callistoctopus luteus | 75097 |
| Benthoctopus macrophallus Voss & Pearcy, 1990 | Benthoctopus macrophallus | 19 |
| Octopus macropodus SanGiovanni, 1829 | Callistoctopus macropus | 75097 |
| Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 | Callistoctopus macropus | 19 |
| Graneledone macrotyla Voss, 1976 | Graneledone macrotyla | 19 |
| Octopus maculosus Hoyle, 1883 | Hapalochlaena maculosa | 75097 |
| Polypus madokai Berry, 1921 | Octopus hongkongensis | 75097 |
| Benthoctopus magellanicus Robson, 1930 | Benthoctopus magellanicus | 19 |
| Callistoctopus magnocellatus Taki, 1964 | Octopus cyanea | 75097 |
| Octopus maorum Hutton, 1880 | Macroctopus maorum | 19 |
| Octopus marginatus Taki, 1964 | Amphioctopus marginatus | 3477 |
| Octopus mariles Huffard, 2007 | Octopus mariles | 84308 |
| Octopus marmoratus Hoyle, 1885 | Octopus cyanea | 75097 |
| Thaumeledone marshalli O'Shea, 1999 | Thaumeledone marshalli | 3722 |
| Octopus maya Voss & Solis Ramirez, 1966 | Octopus maya | 19 |
| Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964 | Octopus hongkongensis | 75097 |
| Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 | Amphioctopus membranaceus | 19 |
| Octopus mercatoris Adam, 1937 | Octopus mercatoris | 19 |
| Octopus mernoo O'Shea, 1999 | Octopus mernoo | 3722 |
| Octopus microphthalmus Goodrich, 1896 | Octopus microphthalmus | 19 |
| Octopus micropyrsus Berry, 1953 | Octopus micropyrsus | 19 |
| Octopus micros Norman, 2001 | Octopus micros | 84326 |
| Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 | Thaumoctopus mimicus | 7940 |
| Octopus mimus Gould, 1852 | Octopus mimus | 19 |
| Octopus mototi Norman, 1992 | Amphioctopus mototi | 3477 |
| Octopus mutilans Taki, 1942 | Octopus mutilans | 19 |
| Octopus nanhaiensis Dong, 1976 | Octopus nanhaiensis | 19 |
| Octopus nanus Adam, 1973 | Octopus nanus | 19 |
| Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 | Amphioctopus neglectus | 3477 |
| Scaeurgus nesisi Norman, Hochberg, & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005 | Scaeurgus nesisi | 1974 |
| Octopus nierstraszi Adam, 1938 | Hapalochlaena nierstraszi | 75097 |
| Octopus niger Risso, 1854 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Octopus niveus Lesson, 1830 | Octopus niveus | 19 |
| Octopus nocturnus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 | Callistoctopus nocturnus | 19 |
| Octopus obesus Verrill, 1880 | Bathypolypus arcticus | 75097 |
| Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup, 1886 | Octopus occidentalis | 19 |
| Octopus ocellatus Gray, 1849 | Amphioctopus fangsiao | 75927 |
| Polypus ochotensis Sasaki, 1920 | Octopus ochotensis | 75097 |
| Polypus oculifer Hoyle, 1904 | Octopus oculifer | 75097 |
| Polypus oliveri Berry, 1914 | Octopus oliveri | 75097 |
| Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852 | Callistoctopus ornatus | 90226 |
| Polypus oshimai Sasaki, 1929 | Octopus oshimai | 75097 |
| Polypus ovulum Sasaki, 1917 | Amphioctopus ovulum | 75097 |
| Graneledone pacifica Voss & Pearcy, 1990 | Graneledone pacifica | 1981 |
| Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885 | Octopus pallidus | 19 |
| Euaxoctopus panamensis Voss, 1971 | Euaxoctopus panamensis | 19 |
| Pareledone panchroma Allcock, 2005 | Pareledone panchroma | 59713 |
| Praealtus paralbida Allcock, Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004 | Praealtus paralbida | 84298 |
| Praealtus paralbidus Allcock, Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004 | Praealtus paralbidus | 83435 |
| Polypus parvus Sasaki, 1917 | Octopus parvus | 75097 |
| Scaeurgus patagiatus Berry, 1913 | Scaeurgus patagiatus | 19 |
| Callistoctopus paucilamellus Tang, Zheng & Lu, 2024 | Callistoctopus paucilamellus | 3477 |
| Octopus penicillifer Berry, 1954 | Octopus penicillifer | 19 |
| Thaumeledone peninsulae Allcock, Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004 | Thaumeledone peninsulae | 84298 |
| Octopus pentherinus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 | Octopus pentherinus | 19 |
| Wunderpus photogenicus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006 | Wunderpus photogenicus | 7937 |
| Adelieledone piatkowski Allcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003 | Adelieledone piatkowski | 1984 |
| Euaxoctopus pillsburyae Voss, 1975 | Euaxoctopus pillsburyae | 19 |
| Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879 | Benthoctopus piscatorum | 75097 |
| Graneledone polymorpha Robson, 1930 | Adelieledone polymorpha | 75097 |
| Octopus polyzenia Gray, 1849 | Amphioctopus polyzenia | 19 |
| Octopus prashadi Adam, 1939 | Octopus prashadi | 19 |
| Polypus pricei Berry, 1913 | Octopus pricei | 75097 |
| Bathypurpurata profunda Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005 | Bathypurpurata profunda | 84306 |
| Polypus profundicola Massy, 1907 | Bathypolypus ergasticus | 75097 |
| Pareledone prydzensis Lu & Stranks, 1994 | Pareledone prydzensis | 19 |
| Bathypolypus pugniger Muus, 2002 | Bathypolypus pugniger | 84345 |
| Octopus pumilus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 | Octopus pumilus | 19 |
| Octopus pyrum Norman et al., 1997 | Octopus pyrum | 3722 |
| Octopus rapanui Voss, 1979 | Callistoctopus rapanui | 19 |
| Octopus rex Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 | Amphioctopus rex | 3722 |
| Octopus robsoni Adam, 1941 | Amphioctopus robsoni | 19 |
| Octopus robustus Brock, 1887 | Hapalochlaena fasciata | 75097 |
| Octopus roosevelti Stuart, 1941 | Octopus roosevelti | 19 |
| Eledone rotunda Hoyle, 1885 | Bentheledone rotunda | 75097 |
| Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 | Octopus rubescens | 19 |
| Bathypolypus rubrostictus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008 | Bathypolypus rubrostictus | 84312 |
| Polypus salebrosus Sasaki, 1920 | Bathypolypus salebrosus | 75097 |
| Octopus salutii Verany, 1839 | Octopus salutii | 19 |
| Octopus sanctaehelenae Robson, 1929 | Octopus sanctaehelenae | 19 |
| Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942 | Octopus sasakii | 19 |
| Tremoctopus scalenus Hoyle, 1904 | Euaxoctopus scalenus | 3477 |
| Danoctopus schmidti Joubin, 1933 | Pteroctopus schmidti | 275 |
| Polypus scorpio Berry, 1920 | Macrotritopus defilippi | 75097 |
| Octopus selene Voss, 1971 | Octopus selene | 19 |
| Megaleledone senoi Taki, 1961 | Megaleledone senoi | 19 |
| Pareledone serperastrata Allcock, 2005 | Pareledone serperastrata | 59713 |
| Octopus siamensis Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 | Amphioctopus siamensis | 3722 |
| Callistoctopus sparsus Tang, Zheng & Lu, 2024 | Callistoctopus sparsus | 3477 |
| Tetracheledone spinicirrhus Voss, 1955 | Tetracheledone spinicirrhus | 275 |
| Tetracheledone spinicirrus Voss, 1955 | Tetracheledone spinicirrhus | 19 |
| Tetracheledone spinicurrus Voss, 1955 | Tetracheledone spinicurrus | 83435 |
| Polypus spinosus Sasaki, 1920 | Octopus spinosus | 75097 |
| Octopus sponsalis Fischer & Fischer, 1892 | Bathypolypus sponsalis | 75097 |
| Octopus stictochrus Voss, 1971 | Octopus penicillifer | 75097 |
| Octopus striolatus Dong, 1976 | Octopus striolatus | 19 |
| Pareledone subtilis Allcock, 2005 | Pareledone subtilis | 59713 |
| Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 | Octopus superciliosus | 19 |
| Cistopus taiwanicus Liao & Lu, 2009 | Cistopus taiwanicus | 84319 |
| Graneledone taniwha O'Shea, 1999 | Graneledone taniwha | 3722 |
| Graneledone taniwha kubodera O'Shea, 1999 | Graneledone taniwha | 3477 |
| Octopus taprobanensis Robson, 1926 | Octopus taprobanensis | 19 |
| Octopus tehuelchus D'Orbigny, 1834 | Octopus tehuelchus | 19 |
| Octopus tenebricus Smith, 1884 | Abdopus tenebricus | 19 |
| Polypus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929 | Octopus hongkongensis | 75097 |
| Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 | Octopus tetricus | 19 |
| Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 | Grimpella thaumastocheir | 19 |
| Velodona togata Chun, 1915 | Velodona togata | 19 |
| Octopus tonganus Hoyle, 1885 | Abdopus tonganus | 19 |
| Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854 | Scaeurgus unicirrhus | 75097 |
| Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Polypus tsugarensis Sasaki, 1920 | Octopus tsugarensis | 75097 |
| Scaeurgus tuber Norman, Hochberg, & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005 | Scaeurgus tuber | 1974 |
| Octopus tuberculatus Risso, 1826 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826 | Octopus vulgaris | 75097 |
| Eledone turqueti Joubin, 1905 | Pareledone turqueti | 75097 |
| Abdopus undulatus Huffard, 2007 | Abdopus undulatus | 84308 |
| Polypus valdiviae Thiele, 1915 | Bathypolypus valdiviae | 75097 |
| Polypus validus Sasaki, 1920 | Octopus validus | 75097 |
| Polypus variabilis Sasaki, 1929 | Octopus variabilis | 275 |
| Polypus variabilis var. typicus Sasaki, 1929 | Octopus variabilis | 275 |
| Octopus varunae Oommen, 1971 | Amphioctopus varunae | 19 |
| Octopus veligero Berry, 1953 | Octopus veligero | 19 |
| Eledone verrucosa Verrill, 1881 | Graneledone verrucosa | 75097 |
| Octopus verrucosus Hoyle, 1885 | Octopus verrucosus | 19 |
| Octopus vincenti Pickford, 1955 | Octopus burryi | 75097 |
| Octopus vitiensis Hoyle, 1885 | Octopus vitiensis | 19 |
| Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 | Octopus vulgaris | 19 |
| Octopus warringa Stranks, 1990 | Octopus warringa | 19 |
| Octopus westerniensis D'Orbigny, 1834 | Octopus superciliosus | 75097 |
| Octopus winckworthi Robson, 1926 | Macrochlaena winckworthi | 19 |
| Pteroctopus witjazi Akimushkin, 1963 | Pteroctopus witjazi | 19 |
| Polypus wolfi Wülker, 1913 | Octopus wolfi | 75097 |
| Callistoctopus xiaohongxu Zheng, Xu & Li, 2022 | Callistoctopus xiaohongxu | 3477 |
| Graneledone yamana Kommritz, 2000 | Graneledone yamana | 1981 |
| Polypus yendoi Sasaki, 1920 | Octopus yendoi | 75097 |
| Paroctopus zealandicus Benham, 1944 | Macroctopus maorum | 75097 |
| Thaumeledone zeiss O'Shea, 1999 | Thaumeledone zeiss | 3722 |
| Histoctopus zipkasae Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009 | Histoctopus zipkasae | 84328 |
| Octopus zonatus Voss, 1968 | Octopus zonatus | 19 |