''Myriapora truncata'', also known by its common name false coral is a
species
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from the
genus
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''
Myriapora''.
The species was originally described by
Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811) was a Prussian zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia between 1767 and 1810.
Life and work
Peter Simon Pallas was born in Berlin, the son of Professor of Surgery ...
in
1766
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, as King Charles III, and figurehead for Jacobitism.
* January 14 – C ...
.
Description
''Myriapora truncata'' is a common species on rocky environments from the water surface to a depth of 60 meter, where it forms
calcareous
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
In zoology
''Calcareous'' is used as an ad ...
colonies. It has a bright red colour which earned it its common name of "False coral".
Ecology
Studies suggest that ''M. truncata'' seem well able to withstand the levels of
ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is the reduction in the pH value of the Earth’s ocean. Between 1751 and 2021, the average pH value of the ocean surface has decreased from approximately 8.25 to 8.14. The root cause of ocean acidification is carbon dioxid ...
predicted in the next 200 years.
Natural products
''Myriapora truncata'' is the source of 4 polyketide-derived metabolites:
References
Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas
Cheilostomatida
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