Petromica
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Cárdenas, Paco
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Petromica Topsent, 1898
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Petromica Topsent, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131813 on 2026-08-30
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2026-02-03T08:42:36Z
replaces: 184796
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Petromica Topsent, 1898
class: Demospongiae
family: Petromicidae
genus: Petromica
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Topsent, E. (1898). Eponges nouvelles des Açores. (Première serie). Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France. 11: 225-255.
name published in: Kirkpatrick, R. (1903). Descriptions of South African Sponges. Part II. Marine Investigations in South Africa. 2 (14): 171-180, pl. IV.
name published in year: 1898
name published in year: 1903
order: Vilesida
parent name usage ID: 1867276
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: Topsent, 1898
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted