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New records of Lobatolampea tetragona (Ctenophora: Lobata: Lobatolampeidae) from the Red Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2015

Daisuke Uyeno ,
Robert M. Lasley jr. ,
Jenna M. Moore  and
Michael L. Berumen
Daisuke Uyeno*
Affiliation:
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 1659 Museum Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Robert M. Lasley jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Singapore
Jenna M. Moore
Affiliation:
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 1659 Museum Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Michael L. Berumen
Affiliation:
Red Sea Research Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: D. Uyeno, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 1659 Museum Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611, USA email: daisuke.uyeno@gmail.com
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Ctenophoramonotypic familymonotypic genusLobatolampea tetragona Horita2000Lobatolampeidaenew recordRed Sea
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e33
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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