Spiritopora is a genus of marine invertebrate. The only known species is Spiritopora perplexa which is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It is a cyclostome bryozoan, in the family Diaperoeciidae and order Cyclostomatida, described by Taylor and Gordon in 2003.[3][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | Cyclostomatida |
| Family: | Diaperoeciidae |
| Genus: | Spiritopora Taylor & Gordon, 2003 |
| Species: | S. perplexa
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| Spiritopora perplexa | |
Spiritopora perplexa has been found only in Piwhane / Spirits Bay at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Spiritopora perplexa Taylor & Gordon, 2003". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Paul D. Taylor; Dennis P. Gordon (September 2003). "Endemic new cyclostome bryozoans from Spirits Bay, a New Zealand marine‐biodiversity "hotspot"". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 37 (3): 653–669. doi:10.1080/00288330.2003.9517196. ISSN 0028-8330. Wikidata Q56535511.
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life.
- ^ Gordon, D. (2009). Bryozoa, Hemichordata. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. p. 584.
- ^ Bisby, F.A.; Roskov, Y.R.; Orrell, T.M.; Nicolson, D.; Paglinawan, L.E.; Bailly, N.; Kirk, P.M.; Bourgoin, T.; Baillargeon, G.; Ouvrard, D. (red.) (24 September 2012). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK.
External links
edit- Spiritopora perplexa: Occurrence data from GBIF
- Spiritopora perplexa discussed in RNZ Critter of the Week, 18 August 2023
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