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Species Coeloplana willeyi Abbott, 1902

Distribution

States

Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Portsea, VIC; Misaki, Japan.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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.

 

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)
12-Feb-2010 (import)