WoRMS taxon details
Petrocha von Nordheim, 1987
240993 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:240993)
accepted
Genus
Petrocha notogaea von Nordheim, 1987 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
von Nordheim, Henning. (1987). Petrocha notogaea gen. et sp. n., a neotenic interstitial polychaete (Dorvilleidae) from the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 16(1): 33-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1987.tb00049.x [details] Available for editors [request]
Etymology from Greek 'Petra' (rock) with 'trochos' (ring) and "dedicated to Petra Scharnofske"
Etymology from Greek 'Petra' (rock) with 'trochos' (ring) and "dedicated to Petra Scharnofske" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Petrocha von Nordheim, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240993 on 2024-03-28
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original description
von Nordheim, Henning. (1987). Petrocha notogaea gen. et sp. n., a neotenic interstitial polychaete (Dorvilleidae) from the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 16(1): 33-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1987.tb00049.x [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology from Greek 'Petra' (rock) with 'trochos' (ring) and "dedicated to Petra Scharnofske" [details]