Nanipora

Nanipora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Helioporacea
Family:	Lithotelestidae
Genus:	Nanipora; Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015
Species:	N. kamurai
Binomial name
	Nanipora kamurai; Miyazaki & Reimer, 2015

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]

References[]

^ ^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.

Further reading[]

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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[I-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.

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