Species Coeloplana reichelti Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010
- Coeloplana reichelti Gershwin, L., Zeidler, W. & Davie, P.J.F. 2010. Ctenophora of Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3): 1-45 [18-21, figs. 2C-F].
Type data:
Holotype QM QM-G329571 ca 1cm live body length; preserved in formalin (living on broad-leafy green algae), off Townsville, Qld, 14.05.2008 from Reef HQ Aquarium.
Paratype(s) QM QM-G329572 1 specimen ca 4mm live body length, preserved in formalin (living on seagrass overgrown with dark red algae), (same coll. data as holotype); QM QMG329573 1 spec., ca 5mm long when stretched out (live); preserved in formalin (living on green algae), (same coll. data as holotype); SAMA SAM-H1629 2 specimens ca 5mm live body length; preserved in formalin (living on green algae), (same coll. data as holotype).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Diagnosis
Coeloplana on various green and red algal and seagrass hosts; with yellowish translucent body with numerous tiny ectodermal green specks, with whitish cells on branches of papillae and around margin, giving frosted appearance; in live animals, 20 permanent irregularly branched, primary papillae, arranged in figure-8 pattern, plus 8 ephemeral second ary papillae, 4 each in two rows, cylin drical, unbranched; with smoothly rounded statocyst palps.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTENOPHORA Eschscholtz, 1829 | 24-May-2012 | ADDED | Dr Lisa Gershwin |