False Coral

Myriapora truncata

"Myriapora truncata", also known by its common name false coral is a species from the genus "Myriapora". The species was originally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.
False coral - Myriapora truncata Cala Rafalet, Menorca.  Fall,Geotagged,Myriapora truncata,Spain

Appearance

"Myriapora truncata" is a common species on rocky environments from the water surface to a depth of 60 meter, where it forms calcareous calcareous colonies. It has a bright red colour which earned it its common name of "False coral".

Habitat

Studies suggest that "M. truncata" seem well able to withstand the levels of ocean acidification predicted in the next 200 years.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionBryozoa
ClassGymnolaemata
OrderCheilostomatida
FamilyMyriaporidae
GenusMyriapora
SpeciesM. truncata
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Spain