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Polypus brucei  Hoyle, 1912
Taxonomic Serial No.: 556801

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Enteroctopus megalocyathus (Gould, 1852)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Michael J. Sweeney   
  Notes: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, 10th and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20560   
  Reference for: Polypus brucei    
       
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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Hoyle, W. E.   
  Publication Date: 1912   
  Article/Chapter Title: The Cephalopoda of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 48 (14)   
  Page(s): 273-283   
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  Notes: 9 figures   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Re, M. E.   
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: Estudio taxonomico de Enteroctopus megalocyathus (Gould) (Cephalopoda, Octopoda) con notas sobre su biologia y pesca   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Centro Nacional patagonico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, 53   
  Page(s): 1-34   
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  Reference for: Polypus brucei   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smaldon, G., D. Heppell and K. R. Watt   
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: The specimens of invertebrates (excluding insects) held at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Natural History Information Series, 4   
  Page(s): 1-118   
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  Reference for: Polypus brucei   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Taxon Validity: [fide Re (1980)]. Repository: NMSZ Holotype 1921.143.557 [fide Smaldon et al. (1976)]. Type Locality: Burdwood Bank, Tierra del Fuego  
 

 

    


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