Topic: [APPROVED] 'octopodiform' and 'octopus' are not the same (BUR)

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

Strikerman

Janitor

The bulk update request #677 is active.

remove alias octopi (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopod (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopodan (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopoda (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopus (1850) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication blue-ringed_octopus (55) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication giant_octopus (8) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication umbrella_octopus (9) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication mimic_octopus (36) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication blanket_octopus (2) -> octopodiform (3595)

Reason: The superorder Octopodiformes contains within it the Trachyteuthis family, the Vampyromorphida (or vampire squid) order, and the Octopoda (or octopus) order. If the site's going to use these convoluted and overly precise names, the least it could do is be correct.

EDIT: The bulk update request #677 (forum #304699) has been approved by @Millcore.

Updated by auto moderator

Strikerman

Janitor

d.d.m. said:
Is there anyone who can make a BUR for these? I'm not knowledgeable enough on the subject.

honestly if I created another BUR I'd be too tempted to try to unalias every one of these overly scientific names

Furrin Gok

Member

So I was trying to search for Octopus and realized that it was barely tagged, leaving me to wonder if it was once aliased. Looking here, it certainly was... but what exactly is supposed to be done with it now being unaliased?

user 187249

Member

furrin_gok said:
So I was trying to search for Octopus and realized that it was barely tagged, leaving me to wonder if it was once aliased. Looking here, it certainly was... but what exactly is supposed to be done with it now being unaliased?

I'm currently working on it, the BUR is going to fix that and several other related tags. It's just taking a while because scientific names are hard. I might break the BUR into several smaller BURs instead, for the sake of fixing those octopus tags faster.

user 187249

Member

The bulk update request #936 has been rejected.

create alias octopoda (0) -> octopus (1850)
create alias octopi (0) -> octopus (1850)
create alias octopod (0) -> octopus (1850)
create alias octopodan (0) -> octopus (1850)
create implication octopus (1850) -> octopodiformes (0)
remove alias octopodiforme (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias dibranchiata (0) -> coleoid (5526)
remove alias coleoidean (0) -> coleoid (5526)
remove alias coleoidea (0) -> coleoid (5526)
remove alias decapodiforme (0) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove alias squid (313) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove alias squids (0) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove implication vampire_squid (40) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication octopodiform (3595) -> coleoid (5526)
remove implication decapodiform (2045) -> coleoid (5526)
remove implication cuttlefish (79) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove implication colossal_squid (2) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove implication giant_squid (53) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove implication glass_squid (1) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove implication humboldt_squid (5) -> decapodiform (2045)
remove implication japanese_flying_squid (1) -> decapodiform (2045)

Reason: Updating the octopus tags. Additional aliases/implications will be included in a subsequent BUR (currently a work-in-progress), for octopoda and related tags, to similarly improve the accuracy of the implications and the scientific names that are utilized (hence the un-aliases and un-implications also on this BUR).

Tags For Another BUR (WIP)

alias cirrata -> cirrina
alias opisthoteuthidae -> umbrella_octopus
alias grimpoteuthis -> dumbo_octopus
alias opisthoteuthis -> flapjack_octopus
alias incirrina -> incirrata
alias alloposidae -> seven-arm_octopus
alias seven_arm_octopus -> seven-arm_octopus
alias ocythoidae -> football_octopus
alias tuberculate_pelagic_octopus -> football_octopus
alias tremoctopodidae -> blanket_octopus
alias tremoctopus -> blanket_octopus
alias amphitretinae -> amphitretus
alias vitreledonellinae -> vitreledonella
alias bathypolypodidae -> bathypolypus
alias eledonidae -> eledone
alias enteroctopus -> giant_octopus
alias hapalochlaena -> blue-ringed_octopus
alias thaumoctopus -> mimic_octopus
alias vampyromorphina -> vampyroteuthidae
alias vampyroteuthis -> vampire_squid
imply cirrina -> octopoda
imply umbrella_octopus -> cirrina
imply dumbo_octopus -> umbrella_octopus
imply flapjack_octopus -> umbrella_octopus
imply incirrata -> octopoda
imply argonautoidea -> incirrata
imply seven-arm_octopus -> argonautoidea
imply argonautidae -> argonautoidea
imply football_octopus -> argonautoidea
imply blanket_octopus -> argonautoidea
imply octopodoidea -> incirrata
imply amphitretidae -> octopodoidea
imply amphitretus -> amphitretidae
imply bolitaeninae -> amphitretidae
imply vitreledonella -> amphitretidae
imply glass_octopus -> vitreledonella
imply bathypolypus -> octopodoidea
imply eledone -> octopodoidea
imply enteroctopodidae -> octopodoidea
imply giant_octopus -> enteroctopodidae
imply megaleledonidae -> octopodoidea
imply octopodidae -> octopodoidea
imply blue-ringed_octopus -> octopodidae
imply mimic_octopus -> octopodidae
imply trachyteuthis -> octopodiformes
imply vampyromorphida -> octopodiformes
imply vampyroteuthidae -> vampyromorphida
imply vampire_squid -> vampyroteuthidae
imply

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alias octopodiform -> octopodiformes
alias octopodiforme -> octopodiformes
alias coleoid -> coleoidea
alias coleoidean -> coleoidea
alias dibranchiata -> coleoidea
alias decapodiforme -> decapodiformes
alias squid -> decapodiformes
alias squids -> decapodiformes
imply octopodiformes -> coleoidea
imply decapodiformes -> coleoidea
imply coleoidea -> cephalopod

Edits

EDIT: The bulk update request #936 (forum #310712) has been rejected by @Rainbow_Dash.

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Verdauga

Member

strikerman said:
honestly if I created another BUR I'd be too tempted to try to unalias every one of these overly scientific names

Agreed. The scientific names aren't even always right, and that doesn't even take into account how things get reclassified from time to time, too.

SNPtheCat

Member

strikerman said:
The bulk update request #677 is active.

remove alias octopi (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopod (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopodan (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopoda (0) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove alias octopus (1850) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication blue-ringed_octopus (55) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication giant_octopus (8) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication umbrella_octopus (9) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication mimic_octopus (36) -> octopodiform (3595)
remove implication blanket_octopus (2) -> octopodiform (3595)

Reason: The superorder Octopodiformes contains within it the Trachyteuthis family, the Vampyromorphida (or vampire squid) order, and the Octopoda (or octopus) order. If the site's going to use these convoluted and overly precise names, the least it could do is be correct.

EDIT: The bulk update request #677 (forum #304699) has been approved by @Millcore.

Not knowledgable enough with taxonomy, is there any follow ups for this BUR?
Squid should at least be unaliased from decapodiform

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