Southern blue ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Cephalopoda
Order	Octopoda
Family	Octopodidae
Genus	Hapalochlaena (1)

The southern blue ringed octopus has not yet been classified by the IUCN.

Information on the southern blue ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. UNEP-WCMC (September, 2010)
   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/