New records of Lobatolampea tetragona (Ctenophora: Lobata: Lobatolampeidae) from the Red Sea
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ArticleKAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) DivisionMarine Science Program
Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
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2015-03-18Online Publication Date
2015-03-18Print Publication Date
2015Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/622320
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Lobatolampea tetragona Horita, 2000, a member of the monotypic family Lobatolampeidae (Lobata), is reported from the Red Sea based on seven specimens collected during marine biodiversity surveys conducted in the southern and central Red Sea. The ctenophore is characterized by the following characters: paired oral lobes lacking visible auricles and bearing auricular ctenes; subpharyngeal meridional canals bearing aboral blind ends; and c-shaped gonads. Previously, the species was recorded only from Japanese waters. This finding represents the first record of L. tetragona outside of the North Pacific and represents a substantial range expansion for this species.Citation
Uyeno D, Lasley RM, Moore JM, Berumen ML (2015) New records of Lobatolampea tetragona (Ctenophora: Lobata: Lobatolampeidae) from the Red Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records 8. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1755267215000093.Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)Journal
Marine Biodiversity Recordsae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1017/s1755267215000093