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Family ANTROPORIDAE Vigneaux, 1949


Compiler and date details

July 2001 - Dr Philip Bock

Introduction

The family Antroporidae was defined by Vigneaux (1949), but has often been assimilated into the Calloporidae. A recent survey of some species by Tilbrook (1998) has justified the separation of the Antroporidae for three genera, Antropora, Parantropora, and Akatopora.

Antropora
was discussed by Cook (1968), who noted that the circumtropical and subtropical species-complex 'A. granulifera' required investigation. A. granulifera was reported from the Great Barrier Reef by Ryland & Hayward (1992), but this material was re-examined by Tilbrook (1998), who separated the new genus and species Parantropora penelope for this material and specimens from Fiji.

 

Diagnosis

Colony encrusting, unilaminar or multilaminar. Autozooid cryptocyst moderately developed, gymnocyst negligible or absent. Spines absent. Avicularia interzooidal, small, and vicarious, large. Ovicells small, cap-like, endozooidal (After Tilbrook, Hayward & Gordon, 2001)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
25-Mar-2014 BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 25-Mar-2014 MODIFIED Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV)
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED