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

Hiroshi Miyake; Saika Wada; Aya Adachi; Susumu Ohtsuka; Shuhei Ikeda; Mari Yonetani; Honorio B. Pagliawan; Ephrime B. Metillo; Kenji Okoshi

doi:10.3800/pbr.14.14

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

Hiroshi Miyake , Saika Wada, Aya Adachi, Susumu Ohtsuka, Shuhei Ikeda, Mari Yonetani, Honorio B. Pagliawan, Ephrime B. Metillo, Kenji Okoshi

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Hiroshi Miyake Corresponding author
School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University
Saika Wada
School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University
Aya Adachi
Enoshima Aquarium
Susumu Ohtsuka
Takehara Station, Setouchi Field Science Center, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University
Shuhei Ikeda
Tsuruoka Kamo Aquarium
Mari Yonetani
Takehara Station, Setouchi Field Science Center, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University
Honorio B. Pagliawan
College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Western Philippines University
Ephrime B. Metillo
College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology
Kenji Okoshi
Graduate School of Science, Toho University

Keywords: Benthic ctenophore, Coeloplanidae, Vallicula, Palawan, the Philippines

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2019 Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 14-21

DOI https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.14.14

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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.

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