Benthic platyctenid ctenophore, <i>Vallicula multiformis</i> Rankin, 1956, found in an aquarium on Palawan Island, the Philippines

• Miyake Hiroshi

  School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University

• Wada Saika

  School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University

• Adachi Aya

  Enoshima Aquarium

• Ohtsuka Susumu

  Takehara Station, Setouchi Field Science Center, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University

• Ikeda Shuhei

  Tsuruoka Kamo Aquarium

• Yonetani Mari

  Takehara Station, Setouchi Field Science Center, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University

• Pagliawan Honorio B.

  College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Western Philippines University

• Metillo Ephrime B.

  College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology

• Okoshi Kenji

  Graduate School of Science, Toho University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Benthic platyctenid ctenophore, Vallicula multiformis Rankin, 1956, found in an aquarium on Palawan Island, the Philippines

Abstract

The benthic ctenophore Vallicula multiformis Rankin, 1956 (Ctenophora, Platyctenida) was originally described from Jamaica. We found the species in an aquarium during our survey of jellyfish from Palawan Island, the Philippines. Molecular analysis of the species confirmed the morphology-based identification of the samples. This discovery is the first report of the occurrence of species from the western Pacific area.

Journal

• Plankton and Benthos Research

  Plankton and Benthos Research 14 (1), 14-21, 2019-02-27

  The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology

Keywords

• Benthic ctenophore
• Coeloplanidae
• <i>Vallicula</i>
• Palawan
• the Philippines

Details

• CRID: 1390564238079294720
• NII Article ID: 130007610604
• NII Book ID: AA12130745
• DOI: 10.3800/pbr.14.14
• ISSN: 1882627X
• ISSN: 18808247
• NDL BIB ID: 029545600
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I029545600
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/pbr/14/1/14_P140104/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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