[2][3] The species was originally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.

Myriapora truncata is a common species on rocky environments from the water surface to a depth of 60 meter, where it forms calcareous colonies.

It has a bright red colour which earned it its common name of "False coral".

[2] Studies suggest that M. truncata seem well able to withstand the levels of ocean acidification predicted in the next 200 years.

[4] Myriapora truncata is the source of 4 polyketide-derived metabolites:[5] Myriaprones 1-4