Myriapora de Blainville, 1830

Type species: Millepora truncata Pallas, 1766

Synonyms Author Type Species
Myriopora Ehrenberg, 1839 No type species traced
Myriozoon Ehrenberg, 1834 Millepora truncata Pallas, 1766
Truncularia Wiegmann & Ruthe, 1832 Truncularia teres Wiegmann & Ruthe, 1832 = Millepora truncata Pallas 1766

The genus Leieschara may also be a subjective synonym.

This genus includes the species:

Myriapora bugei d'Hondt, 1975 Recent NE Atlantic
Myriapora fungiformis Vavra, 1983 L. Oligocene Germany
Myriapora subgracilis (d'Orbigny, 1852) Recent NW Atlantic, Arctic
Myriapora subgracilis variabilis (Androsova, 1958) Recent NW Pacific
Myriapora truncata (Pallas, 1766) Recent Mediterranean

Myriapora truncata Thanks to Wolfgang Seifarth and Marine Flatworms of the World for photos.

Harmer notebook - entry for Myriapora
Harmer notebook - entry for Myriopora
Harmer notebook - entry for Myriozoon
Harmer notebook - entry for Truncularia


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