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WoRMS taxon details

Petrarctus Holthuis, 2002

AphiaID

246457 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246457)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Scyllarus rugosus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Petrarctus rugosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (type by original designation)

Parent

Scyllarinae Latreille, 1825

Original name

Petrarctus Holthuis, 2002

Direct children (6)

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Species Petrarctus brevicornis (Holthuis, 1946)
Species Petrarctus demani (Holthuis, 1946)
Species Petrarctus holthuisi Yang, Chen & Chan, 2008
Species Petrarctus jeppiaari Yang, Kumar & Chan, 2017
Species Petrarctus rugosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Species Petrarctus veliger Holthuis, 2002

Environment

marine

Original description

Holthuis, L.B. (2002). The Indo-Pacific scyllarine lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 24 (3) : 499-683. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Petrarctus Holthuis, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246457 on 2026-10-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-09-12 07:13:21Z

created

Vandepitte, Leen

2009-02-20 12:40:44Z

changed

Chan, Tin-Yam

2019-10-22 11:18:12Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Holthuis, L.B. (2002). The Indo-Pacific scyllarine lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 24 (3) : 499-683. [details] Available for editors

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