The first record of the Indo-Pacific benthic ctenophore Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris (Ctenophora: Coeloplanidae) in the Arabian-Persian Gulf

This report presents the first occurrence of the Indo-Pacific benthic ctenophore Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris (Thiel, 1968) in the western part of the Arabian-Persian Gulf, extending its range to 2000km, a record that illustrates a cyclic event observed in the Marine Arabic Province. The season...

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Main Author: Bruno Welter Giraldes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X18303649