Shell Family of Taiwan
Octopodidae 章魚科contain29 species in Taiwan，show16 - 29
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Octopodidae 章魚科：Body muscilar. Mantle round, globular. Mantle opening moderate to wide. Fins absent. Arms moderate to long with well developed webs. Arm suckers usually in 2 rows and occasionally in a single row. Right Arm Ⅲ of males hectocotylized (rarely left Arm Ⅲ) with a spermatophore groove along dorsal side of the arm and the distal portion modified into copulatory organ.
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 Octopus luteus   (Sasaki, 1929)  
 Octopus minor   (Sasaki, 1920)  
 Octopus nanhaiensis   Dong  
 Octopus ocellatus 短蛸  Gray, 1849  
 Octopus oshimai   (Sasaki, 1929)  
 Octopus ovulum   (Sasaki, 1917)  
 Octopus pallida   Hoyle  
 Octopus parvus   Sasaki, 1917  
 Octopus rugosus   (Bosc)  
 Octopus smedleyi   Robson, 1932  
 Octopus striolatus   Dong  
 Octopus var.macropus   Risso  
 Octopus variabilis 長蛸  (Sasaki)  
 Octopus vulgare 真蛸 (正章魚)  Cuvier, 1797