WoRMS taxon details
Micropora Gray, 1848
110944 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110944)
accepted
Genus
Peneclausa Jullien, 1888 · unaccepted
- Species Micropora acuminata Winston, 2005
- Species Micropora africana d'Orbigny, 1852
- Species Micropora amapaensis Ramalho & Moraes, 2021
- Species Micropora amphora (von Hagenow, 1839) †
- Species Micropora angulata Levinsen, 1925 †
- Species Micropora angusta MacGillivray, 1887
- Species Micropora angustiscapulis Winston, Vieira & Woollacott, 2014
- Species Micropora ansata (von Hagenow, 1839) †
- Species Micropora aspinosa De Blauwe & Gordon, 2014
- Species Micropora bengalensis Guha & Nathan, 1996 †
- Species Micropora biforis (Marsson, 1887) †
- Species Micropora biopesiula Pica & Berning, 2022
- Species Micropora brevissima Waters, 1904
- Species Micropora cervicornis d'Hondt & Mascarell, 2010
- Species Micropora chathamica Gordon & Taylor, 2015 †
- Species Micropora coriacea (Esper, 1791)
- Species Micropora coriacea (Johnston, 1847)
- Species Micropora cribriformis Gregory, 1893 †
- Species Micropora cylindracea Ulrich & Bassler, 1907 †
- Species Micropora elegans Maplestone, 1901
- Species Micropora equilateralis d'Hondt & Gordon, 1999
- Species Micropora erecta Canu, 1910 †
- Species Micropora erecta Boonzaaier-Davids, Florence & Gibbons, 2020
- Species Micropora erratica (Voigt, 1924) †
- Species Micropora finisterrae Moyano, 1994
- Species Micropora fissurata Waters, 1927
- Species Micropora gouetensis Balavoine, 1960 †
- Species Micropora gracilis (Uttley, 1949)
- Species Micropora hennigiana Berthelsen, 1962 †
- Species Micropora hexagona (Zagorsek, 1994) †
- Species Micropora inexpectata Moyano, 2002
- Species Micropora karukinkaensis Moyano, 1994
- Species Micropora latiavicula Florence, Hayward & Gibbons, 2007
- Species Micropora lozengia Ziko, Hamza & EI Safori, 1994 †
- Species Micropora lunipuncta Maplestone, 1901 †
- Species Micropora mawatarii Arakawa, 2016
- Species Micropora mikesmithi Taylor & Villier, 2022 †
- Species Micropora minuticella Canu & Bassler, 1920 †
- Species Micropora mortenseni Livingstone, 1929
- Species Micropora multicrescens Brydone, 1936 †
- Species Micropora nodimagna Ramalho & Calliari, 2015
- Species Micropora nordenskjoeldi Hara, Mörs, Hagström & Reguero, 2018 †
- Species Micropora normani Levinsen, 1909
- Species Micropora notialis Hayward & Ryland, 1993
- Species Micropora ogivalina Canu & Bassler, 1933 †
- Species Micropora papyracea (Reuss, 1848) †
- Species Micropora parva Canu & Bassler, 1933 †
- Species Micropora parvicella Canu & Lecointre, 1927 †
- Species Micropora perforata David, Mongereau & Pouyet, 1972 †
- Species Micropora plana Arakawa, 2016
- Species Micropora pseudobiforis Voigt, 1962 †
- Species Micropora quadriporosa Gordon & Taylor, 1999 †
- Species Micropora rimulata Canu & Bassler, 1929
- Species Micropora robusta Cook, 1985
- Species Micropora santacruzana Soule, Soule & Chaney, 1995
- Species Micropora selknami Moyano, 1994
- Species Micropora similis Hayward & Cook, 1983
- Species Micropora speculum (Marsson, 1887) †
- Species Micropora stellata Di Martino, Taylor & Portell, 2019 †
- Species Micropora stenostoma (Busk, 1854)
- Species Micropora stevensis Levinsen, 1925 †
- Species Micropora transversa (d'Orbigny, 1851) †
- Species Micropora urceolus (Eichwald, 1865) †
- Species Micropora urhidensis Zagorsek, 2001 †
- Species Micropora variperforata Waters, 1887
- Species Micropora vredenburgi Guha & Gopikrishna, 2005 †
- Species Micropora complanata (Norman, 1864) accepted as Watersipora complanata (Norman, 1864) accepted as Terwasipora complanata (Norman, 1864)
- Species Micropora convexa Canu, 1911 † accepted as Monoporella convexa (Canu, 1911) † (Basionym)
- Species Micropora crassopora Canu, 1904 † accepted as Steginoporella crassopora (Canu, 1903) † (Basionym)
- Species Micropora depressa (Moll, 1803) accepted as Calpensia nobilis (Esper, 1796)
- Species Micropora magnipora Canu, 1914 † accepted as Microporina magnipora (Canu, 1914) † (Basionym)
- Species Micropora sagittata d'Hondt, 1986 accepted as Micropora angusta MacGillivray, 1887 (junior synonym according to Ryland & Hayward (1992) )
- Species Micropora uncifera Busk, 1884 accepted as Andreella uncifera (Busk, 1884)
- Species Micropora crestulata Ducasse, 1958 † represented as Dimorphomicropora crestulata (Ducasse, 1958) † (Basionym)
- Species Micropora aculeata (d'Orbigny, 1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Micropora borealis (d'Orbigny, 1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Micropora candeana (d'Orbigny, 1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Micropora inaequalis (d'Orbigny, 1852) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Micropora peruviana d'Orbigny, 1842 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Gray proposed the genus Micropora, with Flustra coriacea as the only species. The material he was using was that identified...
Taxonomic remark Gray proposed the genus Micropora, with Flustra coriacea as the only species. The material he was using was that identified by Johnston (1847), as Flustra coriacea (Esper, 1791). Harmer (1926) argued that Esper's species was actually not published until 1806-1816, and also was a synonym of Cellepora nobilis Esper, 1796 (now Calpensia) and thus was not a valid species. Harmer proposed that the material that Johnston misidentified be accepted as the type species of Micropora, as Flustra coriacea Johnston (not Esper), nevertheless admitting that this was not in strict accordance with the Rules of Zoological Nomenclature. [details]
Bock, P. (2024). World List of Bryozoa. Micropora Gray, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110944 on 2024-09-24
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Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bryozoan homepage, available online at http://bryozoa.net/ [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bryozoan homepage, available online at http://bryozoa.net/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Gray proposed the genus Micropora, with Flustra coriacea as the only species. The material he was using was that identified by Johnston (1847), as Flustra coriacea (Esper, 1791). Harmer (1926) argued that Esper's species was actually not published until 1806-1816, and also was a synonym of Cellepora nobilis Esper, 1796 (now Calpensia) and thus was not a valid species. Harmer proposed that the material that Johnston misidentified be accepted as the type species of Micropora, as Flustra coriacea Johnston (not Esper), nevertheless admitting that this was not in strict accordance with the Rules of Zoological Nomenclature. [details]From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]