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Aggregations of a Sessile Ctenophore, Coeloplana sp., on Indo-West Pacific Gorgonians

Published:2023-10-03 Issue:10 Volume:15 Page:1060
ISSN:1424-2818
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Author:

Samimi-Namin Kaveh¹²³^ORCID,Claereboudt Michel R.⁴^ORCID,Hoeksema Bert W.¹⁵^ORCID,McFadden Catherine S.⁶^ORCID,Bezio Nicholas⁷⁸,Paulay Gustav⁹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Marine Evolution and Ecology Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

2. Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, Oxford OX1 3SZ, UK

3. Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK

4. Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman

5. Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands

6. Department of Biology, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA

7. Biology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

8. National Systematics Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, MRC-153, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA

9. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

Abstract

We document the benthic ctenophores Coeloplana sp. and Vallicula multiformis from Oman, extending their geographic range. A new Coeloplana species was found forming aggregations on gorgonians of two octocoral host genera, Melithaea and Euplexaura, representing associations previously unknown to occur in the Indo-West Pacific region. Our findings also illustrate the concurrent presence of the ectocommensal ophiuroid Ophiothela mirabilis, which adversely affects other Coeloplana species in the tropical West Atlantic, where it is considered invasive. This exploration contributes to our understanding of the biogeography, species distribution, and ectosymbiotic associations of these genera, setting the stage for a comprehensive species description and in-depth analysis of host relationships in future studies.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Nature and Landscape Conservation,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecological Modeling,Ecology

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/10/1060/pdf

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