Petigopora
(left) Petigopora asperula encrusting Rafinesquina. Medium-sized patch is 2 mm across. CMC 12315.
(right) Petigopora sp. in longitudinal section. Field of view is 1.5 mm. CMC 4506.
Petigopora is a small, circular encruster, with an internal structure like Dekayia.
Species
Petigopora asperula Ulrich, 1883
Occurrence: Bellevue
Reference: Dalvé, 1948
Also called Monticulipora asperula.
Petigopora gregaria Ulrich, 1883
Occurrence: Fairmount, Bellevue, Corryville
Reference: Dalvé, 1948
Petigopora offula Ulrich and Bassler
Occurrence: Arnheim
Reference: Dalvé, 1948
Petigopora petechialis (Nicholson, 1875)
Occurrence: Fairmount, Bellevue, Corryville, Mount Auburn
Reference: Dalvé, 1948
Originally named Chaetetes petechialis. Also called Monticulipora petechialis.
