Cionophora Ross and Newman, 1999

Achituv, Yair & Newman, William A., 2002, The barnacles of Astreopora (Cirripedia, Pyrgomatini / Scleractinia, Acroporidae): organization plans, host speci ® city, species-richness and geographic range, Journal of Natural History 36 (4), pp. 391-406 : 398-400

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scientific name	Cionophora Ross and Newman, 1999
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Genus Cionophora Ross and Newman, 1999 View in CoL View at ENA

Cionophora soongi Ross and Newman, 1999 , Japan, MTQ W-13662 from A. incrustans

Bernard, 1896 (AIMS), Kushimoto. Note: As it turns out, Cionophora Ross and Newman,

1999 is preoccupied and therefore a replacement name will be proposed by these authors.

Diagnosis (amended, primarily to include the characteristics of the basis). Wall coalescent, ornamented externally by rows of tall pillars; opercular plates coalescent, scutal portion transversely elongate, disproportionately greater in size than tergal portion; adductor ledge (limbus adductorum) large; spur long, narrow, with furrow partially closed. Basis calcareous, solid, with deep longitudinal grooves to receive the radial septa of the wall.

Type species. Cionophora soongi Ross and Newman, 1999 .