Biology:Nanipora

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Short description: Genus of corals

Nanipora
Nanipora kamurai.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Helioporacea
Family: Lithotelestidae
Genus: Nanipora
Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015[1]
Species:
N. kamurai
Binomial name
Nanipora kamurai
Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015[1]

Nanipora is a monotypic genus of cnidarian in the family Lithotelestidae. It consists of one species, Nanipora kamurai.

Discovery

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  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

Wikidata ☰ Q54493697 entry