Nanipora
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Helioporacea |
| Family: | Lithotelestidae |
| Genus: | Nanipora Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015[1] |
| Species: | N. kamurai
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| Binomial name | |
| Nanipora kamurai Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015[1]
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Nanipora is a monotypic genus of cnidarian in the family Lithotelestidae. It consists of one species, Nanipora kamurai.
Discovery[edit]
Nanipora kamurai was first discovered in a public swimming area in Okinawa. The species is considered to be a "living fossil" because the animals most closely related to it genetically are extinct.[2] They are found in coral reefs in Japan and Thailand, and sea beds in the north South China sea. [3]
Nanipora kamurai may potentially possess the unique ability to survive in extreme environmental conditions caused by ocean acidification. [4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Miyazaki, Y. & Reimer, J. (2015). A new genus and species of octocoral with aragonite calcium-carbonate skeleton (Octocorallia, Helioporacea) from Okinawa, Japan. ZooKeys, 511, 1–23.
- ^ The 'living fossil' octocoral Nanipora kamurai Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015. In: Ten astounding marine species of the last decade (2007–2017). Retrieved from the Lifewatch regional portal Web-site.
- ^ Miyazaki, Y., Alves Santos, M. E., Kunihiro, S., Weinstein, D. K., & Reimer, J. D. (2016). Rarity of Nanipora kamurai (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Helioporacea) at its type locality. Marine Biodiversity, 46(4), 917–921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0435-4
- ^ Reimer, J. D., Kurihara, H., Ravasi, T., Ide, Y., Izumiyama, M., & Kayanne, H. (2021). Unexpected high abundance of aragonite-forming Nanipora (Octocorallia: Helioporacea) at an acidified volcanic reef in southern Japan. Marine Biodiversity, 51(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01165-0
Further reading[edit]
- Cordeiro, R., van Ofwegen, L. & Williams, G. (2015). Nanipora kamurai Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015 at the WoRMS Web-site. Retrieved from the World List of Octocorallia data-base.
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