Myriapora truncata
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| Myriapora truncata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomatida |
| Family: | Myriaporidae |
| Genus: | Myriapora |
| Species: | M. truncata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myriapora truncata (Pallas, 1766) | |
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Myriapora truncata, also known by its common name false coral is a species from the genus Myriapora.[2][3] The species was originally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.
Myriapora truncata is a common species on rocky environments from the water surface to a depth of 60 meter, where it forms calcareous colonies. It has a bright red colour which earned it its common name of "False coral".[2]
