Benthoplana
creator: Decock, Wim
creator: Mills, Claudia
creator: Paulay, Gustav
date: 2026-08-25
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Benthoplana Fricke & Plante, 1971
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Benthoplana Fricke & Plante, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266897 on 2026-08-24
created: 2008-01-07T10:03:47Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Benthoplana Fricke & Plante, 1971
class: Tentaculata
family: Benthoplanidae
genus: Benthoplana
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Fricke, H.W.; Plante, R. (1971). Contribution à l'étude des Cténophores Platycténides de Madagascar : Ctenoplana (Diploctena n.s. gen.) neritica n.sp. et Coeloplana (Benthoplana n.s. gen.) meteoris (Thiel 1968). Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 12: 57-75.
name published in year: 1971
order: Platyctenida
parent name usage ID: 1839395
phylum: Ctenophora
scientific name authorship: Fricke & Plante, 1971
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted