Spiritopora

Spiritopora

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cyclostomatida
Family: Diaperoeciidae
Genus: Spiritopora
Taylor & Gordon, 2003
Species:
S. perplexa
Binomial name
Spiritopora perplexa
Taylor & Gordon, 2003

Spiritopora is a genus of marine invertebrate. The only known species is Spiritopora perplexa which is endemic to New Zealand. It is a cyclostome bryozoan, in the family Diaperoeciidae and order Cyclostomatida, described by Taylor and Gordon in 2003.

Spiritopora perplexa has been found only in Piwhane / Spirits Bay at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand.