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Menipea

Menipea is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Candidae.

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Menipea
Menipea crispa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Family: Candidae
Genus: Menipea
Lamouroux, 1812
Synonyms
  • Craspedozoum MacGillivray, 1886

Menipea is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Candidae.1

The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.1

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Menipea:2

  • Menipea biaviculata Maplestone, 1900
  • Menipea bicellata Maplestone, 1900
  • Menipea columnaris d'Hondt, 1985
  • Menipea crassa (Canu & Bassler, 1929)
  • Menipea crispa (Pallas, 1766)
  • Menipea elongata (Canu & Bassler, 1935)
  • Menipea flagellifera Busk, 1884
  • Menipea innocua Waters, 1882
  • Menipea integra Ortmann, 1890
  • Menipea kempi Hastings, 1943
  • Menipea ligulata (MacGillivray, 1886)
  • Menipea lineata MacGillivray, 1895
  • Menipea marionensis Busk, 1884
  • Menipea multipartita (Yang & Lu, 1981)
  • Menipea multiseriata Busk, 1852
  • Menipea ornata (Busk, 1852)
  • Menipea patagonica Busk, 1852
  • Menipea retroversa Maplestone, 1900
  • Menipea roborata (Hincks, 1881)
  • Menipea salvati d'Hondt, 1996
  • Menipea spicata (MacGillivray, 1886)
  • Menipea triseriata Busk, 1852
  • Menipea uniserialis Maplestone, 1911
  • Menipea unyoi Okada, 1918
  • Menipea vectifera Harmer, 1923
  • Menipea vera Gordon, 1986
  • Menipea zelandica Hastings, 1943
References

References

  1. "Menipea Lamouroux, 1812". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Menipea Lamouroux, 1812". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-08-25.