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WoRMS taxon detailsOrochi Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015
851802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:851802)
accepted
Genus
Orochi palacephalus Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015 (type by original designation)
marine,
recent only
Reuscher, M; Fiege, D; Imajima, M. (2015). Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japanese waters. Part IV. Miscellaneous genera. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(6): 1105–1125., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415000545
page(s): 1116 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Etymology The genus is named after Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of the Japanese Shinto. The eight branchiae resemble the eight...
Etymology The genus is named after Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of the Japanese Shinto. The eight branchiae resemble the eight long-necked heads of Orochi. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Orochi Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851802 on 2025-05-10
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Reuscher, M; Fiege, D; Imajima, M. (2015). Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japanese waters. Part IV. Miscellaneous genera. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(6): 1105–1125., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415000545
page(s): 1116 [details] Available for editors [request]From editor or global species database
Etymology The genus is named after Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of the Japanese Shinto. The eight branchiae resemble the eight long-necked heads of Orochi. [details]
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