Talk:East Pacific red octopus

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Synonyms
Mgiganteus: Yes, Cephbase does only include O. punctatus as a synonym for O. rubescens, but Cephbase is incomplete. F.G. Hochberg in "Taxonomic Atlas of the benthic fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel" Vol 8: The mollusca pt1. does a more in-depth taxonomic review of O. rubescens and includes many of those I included as synonyms. The remainder is Octopus pricei (Berry, 1913) which was included in Hochberg, 1997 (as found in the article refs) as a synonym. Yes, many of these synonyms are in common with E. dofleini. This is because many of Berry's formal descriptions from 1911-1913 included individuals of both species. I am going add these synonyms again, but if you still have serious concern about this, please let me know. Taollan82 19:46, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * In that case several synonyms are listed on both the E. dofleini article and this one. This might be confusing to readers. Maybe you could add a note to the article explaining the taxonomic situation? Apologies for being so hasty in removing your additions; this is a very good article! Regards, Mgiganteus1 20:12, 13 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, I will explain those synonyms. I am glad you like article, there is still a lot a need to add, but I only have small chunks of time to tack it on. Taollan82 00:55, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

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