Coeloplana

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Coeloplana
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Coeloplana willeyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Platyctenida
Family: Coeloplanidae
Genus: Coeloplana
Kowalevsky, 1880
Species

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Coeloplana is a genus of ctenophores (comb jellies), and are marine invertebrates. Species include:

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References

  1. Tokioka, Takasi (1969). "A creeping ctenophore found on the sea cucumber, Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt)". Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 17 (4): 279–283. doi: 10.5134/175600 . hdl:2433/175600.