A colour photograph by
Karen Gowlett-Holmes
is available.
A colour photograph by
Karen Gowlett-Holmes
is available.
Type species: Lepralia cucullata Busk, 1854
| Synonyms | Author | Type Species |
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| Dakaria | Jullien in Jullien & Calvet, 1903 | Dakaria chevreuxi Jullien, 1903 = Cellepora subovoidea d'Orbigny, 1852 |
This genus includes the species:
| Watersipora arcuata | Banta, 1969 | Recent | Pacific |
| Watersipora aterrima | (Ortmann, 1890) | Recent | Japan |
| Watersipora complanata | (Norman, 1864) | Recent | NE Atlantic |
| Watersipora edmondsoni | Soule & Soule, 1968 | Recent | Indonesia |
| Watersipora grandis | (Canu & Bassler, 1923) | Tertiary | SE USA |
| Watersipora platypora | Seo, 1999 | Recent | Korea |
| Watersipora subovoidea | (d'Orbigny, 1852) | Neogene Miocene Recent |
Austria Egypt, W. Africa |
| Watersipora subtorquata | (d'Orbigny, 1852) | Recent | Pacific |
| Watersipora watersi | Mawatari, 1952 | Recent | Red Sea |
At least three other fossil species, assigned to Dakaria, have not been revised, and may belong to Watersipora. The whole Watersipora-complex needs a complete restudy.
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| Watersipora arcuata | Watersipora arcuata A colour photograph by Karen Gowlett-Holmes is available. |
Watersipora subovoidea |
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| Watersipora subtorquata | Watersipora subtorquata A colour photograph by Karen Gowlett-Holmes is available. |
Watersipora page at NMITA
Watersipora "subtorquata" - from San Francisco, at the California Academy of Sciences.
Watersipora subtorquata - at "Guide to the Exotic Species of San Francisco Bay".
Watersipora subtorquata - at "Global Invasive Species Database".
Watersipora subovoidea - at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida.
Watersipora subtorquata - from the California Biota Website.
Watersipora grandis - at Natural History Museum, London..
Harmer notebook - entry for Dakaria
Harmer notebook - entry for Watersipora
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