WoRMS taxon details
Coeloplana thomsoni Matsumoto, 1999
265878 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265878)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Matsumoto, G. I. (1999). Coeloplana thomsoni sp. nov., a new benthic ctenophore (Ctenophora: Platyctenida: Coeloplanidae) from Western Australia. <em>The Seagrass Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 385-393.
page(s): 387-389, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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Note on Jania sp. (coralline algal turf) in the low...
Type locality on Jania sp. (coralline algal turf) in the low subtidal region, on the west side of the Army Jetty, Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia (32°00'S, 115°30'E) [details]
Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Coeloplana thomsoni Matsumoto, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265878 on 2025-08-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Matsumoto, G. I. (1999). Coeloplana thomsoni sp. nov., a new benthic ctenophore (Ctenophora: Platyctenida: Coeloplanidae) from Western Australia. <em>The Seagrass Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.</em> 385-393.
page(s): 387-389, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
page(s): 387-389, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
additional source
Mills, C. E. (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. [Internet]., available online at http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality on Jania sp. (coralline algal turf) in the low subtidal region, on the west side of the Army Jetty, Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia (32°00'S, 115°30'E) [details]Type specimen Holotype: WAM Z1 [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat benthic [details]