Species Coeloplana scaberiae Matsumoto & Gowlett-Holmes, 1996

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• Coeloplana scaberiae Matsumoto, G.I. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1996. Coeloplana scaberiae sp. nov., a new benthic ctenophore (Ctenophora: Platyctenida: Coeloplanidae) from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 29(1): 33-40 [33].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA H843 (PH0143) (on the brown alga Scaberia agardhii, in 3-4 m depth, 7 Jan 1994), Gulf St Vincent, Yorke Peninsula, Edithburgh, SA [35°05'S, 137°41'E].
  Paratype(s) SAMA H844 (19); AM G15606 (2); NMV F75050 (2); QM G305828 (2); CAS 104015 (2); SAMA H845 (2); SAMA H846 (18) (4-5 m, 3 Jan 1992); SAMA H847 (15) (18 May 1992); SAMA H848 (85) (3-4 m depth, 2 April 1994), Spencer Gulf, Yorke Peninsula, Point Turton Jetty, SA.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: S Gulfs coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, epiphytic.

Extra Ecological Information

Commensal on brown alga Scaberia agardhii.

 

Diagnosis

Distinguished from other species in the genus by its bright red or orange colour and its specific host plant, the brown alga Scaberia agardhii Greville.

 

Diagnosis References

Matsumoto, G.I. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1996. Coeloplana scaberiae sp. nov., a new benthic ctenophore (Ctenophora: Platyctenida: Coeloplanidae) from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 29(1): 33-40 [33]

 

Notes

Species epithet derived from the generic name of its host alga, Scaberia, in recognition of the specific association between the two species; the Latin scabar (rough, scabby, or mangy) describes both the ctenophore and its host.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)