The first record of the Indo-Pacific benthic ctenophore Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris (Ctenophora: Coeloplanidae) in the ArabianPersian Gulf
| Author | Giraldes, Bruno Welter |
| Available date | 2019-05-08T06:31:04Z |
| Publication Date | 2019-03-30 |
| Publication Name | Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity |
| Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2019.03.012 |
| Citation | Giraldes BW, The first record of the Indo-Pacific benthic ctenophore Coeloplana (Benthoplana) meteoris (Ctenophora: Coeloplanidae) in the Arabian-Persian Gulf, Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2019.03.012 |
| ISSN | 2287-884X |
| Abstract | 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 seasonal biodiversity influx of invertebrates from the Indian Ocean that establish themselves for a short period of time in the west of the Gulf before the extreme high temperatures takes place in the summer. |
| Sponsor | This publication was made possible by the internal Project Award within the Environmental Science Centre at Qatar University entitled “Qatar’s Marine Bio-Bank” that aimed to identify and save a marine collection, the marine biodiversity of the Qatar Marine Zone |
| Language | en |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Subject | New occurrence Biogeographic barrier Geographic distribution |
| Type | Article |
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