Menipea

Menipea
Menipea crispa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Gymnolaemata
Order:	Cheilostomatida
Family:	Candidae
Genus:	Menipea Lamouroux, 1812
Synonyms
CraspedozoumMacGillivray, 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

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.