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Family: Coeloplanidae (See list of species below)

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25 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Coeloplana agniae
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Coeloplana astericola
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Coeloplana bannwarthii
[Sessile ctenophore]
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Coeloplana bocki
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Coeloplana duboscqui
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Coeloplana echinicola
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Coeloplana gonoctena
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Coeloplana indica
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Coeloplana komaii
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Coeloplana krusadiensis
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Coeloplana lineolata
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Coeloplana mesnili
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Coeloplana meteoris
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Coeloplana metschnikowii
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Coeloplana mitsukurii
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Coeloplana perrieri
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Coeloplana punctata
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Coeloplana scaberiae
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Coeloplana sophiae
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Coeloplana tattersalli
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Coeloplana thomsoni
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Coeloplana weilli
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Coeloplana willeyi
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Coeloplana wuennenbergi
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Vallicula multiformis
[Creeping comb jelly]
25 Species of Family Coeloplanidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Coeloplana agniae Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana astericola Western Pacific
Coeloplana bannwarthii Sessile ctenophore Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana bocki Indo-West Pacific.
Coeloplana duboscqui Pacific Ocean.
Coeloplana echinicola Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana gonoctena Northwest Pacific (Ref. 1
Coeloplana indica Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana komaii Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana krusadiensis Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana lineolata Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana mesnili Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana meteoris Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana metschnikowii Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana mitsukurii Northwest Pacific
Coeloplana perrieri Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana punctata Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana scaberiae Eastern Indian Ocean
Coeloplana sophiae Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana tattersalli Northwest Pacific.
Coeloplana thomsoni Eastern Indian Ocean
Coeloplana weilli Pacific Ocean.
Coeloplana willeyi Pacific Ocean 7 TL
Coeloplana wuennenbergi Northwest Pacific.
Vallicula multiformis Creeping comb jelly Atlantic and Indo-Pacific



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