Myriapora_truncata

<i>Myriapora truncata</i>

Myriapora truncata

Species of bryozoan

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.

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Description

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]

Ecology

Studies suggest that M. truncata seem well able to withstand the levels of ocean acidification predicted in the next 200 years.[4]

Natural products

Myriapora truncata is the source of 4 polyketide-derived metabolites:[5] Myriaprones 1-4

References

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  1. [1]
    "Myriapora truncata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    C. Ferretti; G. Magnino; A. Balduzzi (30 November 2007). "Morphology of the larva and ancestrula ofMyriapora truncata(Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida)". Italian Journal of Zoology. 74 (4): 341–350. doi:10.1080/11250000701629572. ISSN 1125-0003. Wikidata Q108180793.
  3. [3]
    Citizen science observations for Myriapora truncata at iNaturalist
  4. [4]
    Rodolfo-Metalpa, Riccardo; Lombardi, Chiara; Cocito, Silvia; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Gambi, Maria Cristina (2010-01-01). "Effects of ocean acidification and high temperatures on the bryozoanMyriapora truncataat natural CO2vents". Marine Ecology. doi:10.1111/J.1439-0485.2009.00354.X. hdl:10026.1/1336. S2CID 84762451.
  5. [5]
    Jie-Fei Cheng; Jong-Soo Lee; Ryuichi Sakai; Elizabeth A Jares-Erijman; Maria V Silva; Kenneth L Rinehart (7 February 2007). "Myriaporones 1-4, cytotoxic metabolites from the Mediterranean bryozoan Myriapora truncata". Journal of Natural Products. 70 (3): 332–336. doi:10.1021/NP060308P. ISSN 0163-3864. PMID 17284072. Wikidata Q79733487.


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