WoRMS source details
Knox, George A.; Green, Kathryn M. (1972). The polychaetes of New Zealand. Part 3. Lysaretidae. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 2(3): 431-434.
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10.1080/03036758.1972.10421827 [view]
Knox, George A.; Green, Kathryn M.
1972
The polychaetes of New Zealand. Part 3. Lysaretidae
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2(3): 431-434
Publication
Annelidabase
The species of Lysaretidae from New Zealand are reviewed and new distributional records are listed. Two species belonging to two genera are recorded, one being the type species of a new genus, Tainokia.
New Zealand
Systematics, Taxonomy
Tainokia Knox & Green, 1972 (original description)
Tainokia iridescens Knox & Green, 1972 (original description)
Tainokia iridescens Knox & Green, 1972 (original description)
Holotype CM [Registration number not stated], geounit Kaikoura District, identified as Tainokia iridescens Knox & Green, 1972
Etymology
Tainokia is a compound noun adapted from the Maori language, with 'tai' meaning the location of the sea or the ... [details]
Etymology
not stated, but assumed named for the iridescence of the body surface in life. [details]
Habitat
Lower shore, deep burrowing in gray "slightly sulphurous" sand [details]
Type locality
Intertidal at Armers Beach, Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand, gazeteer -42.4186°, 173.7066° [details]
