Poropeltarion

Familia: Microporidae
Species: †P. cellarioides – †P. lebanonense – †P. newelli

(Note: †P. cellarioides (Canu, 1907); †P. lebanonense Cheetham, 1963; †P. newelli Cheetham, 1963).

Poropeltarion Cheetham, 1963

Type species: Poropeltarion lebanonense Cheetham, 1963: 49, by original designation.

Gender: neuter

Note: Etymology. "Derivation of name: The name of the genus is derived from the Latin porus, pore, and peltarion, little shield; it refers to the porous cryptocyst." (Cheetham, 1963, p.50).

• Cheetham, A. 1963. Late Eocene Zoogeography of the Eastern Gulf Coast Region. Geological Society of America (Volume 91), New York. 113 pp. DOI: 10.1130/MEM91 Google Books Reference page.  (Link to p.50 etc)

• BHL bibliography
• Poropeltarion – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Poropeltarion.
• ION

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