Species Coeloplana willeyi Abbott, 1902
- Coeloplana willeyi Abbott, J.F. 1902. Preliminary notes on Coeloplana. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 4: 103-108 [108].
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Portsea, VIC; Misaki, Japan.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, gregarious.
Extra Ecological Information
Found on algae (Zostera, Melobesia) or rocks.
Diagnosis
Average size: one to two centimeters across. Very contractile and extensible; amoeboid in movement. When killed, roughly circular in shape. In life, no consistent body-shape is maintained. Dorsal tentacles club shaped or cylindrical, not branched or fringed. Colour scarlet or carmine red, fading towards the edges to a yellowish pink. Chalky white spots about margins. Color deepest along the raised axis of the tentacle sheaths. Dorsal tentacles frequently with yellowish blotches at the bases.
Diagnosis References
Abbott, J.F. 1902. Preliminary notes on Coeloplana. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 4: 103-108 [108]
General References
Matsumoto, G.I. 1999. Coeloplana thomsoni sp. nov., a new benthic ctenophore (Ctenophora: Platyctenida: Coeloplanidae) from western Australia. pp. 385-393 in Walker, D.I. & Wells, F.E. (eds). The Seagrass Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. (identification key)
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 (identification key)
Smith, B.J. & Plant, R.J. 1976. A creeping ctenophoran (Platyctenea: Ctenophora) from Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 37: 43-46 (reported species in Australia)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |