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Updated 12/18/2013
Family Coeloplanidae
Benthic animals that resemble flatworms, this group live on hard
surfaces or sea urchin spines where the extend filamentous tentacles to
capture plankton. Probably common but rarely seen because of their
thin body and excellent camouflage.
See
Claudia Mills' site for more information on Ctenophores
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HAWAII
Various Species
Wailupe, Oahu, 3 feet |
Coeloplana bannwarthi
Malaekahana, Oahu, 4 feet
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Malaekahana, Oahu, 4 feet
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Vallicula multiformis
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 2 feet |
Coeloplana bannwarthi
Magic Island, Oahu, 25 feet |
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SESSILE COMB JELLY
Cryptic in nature, usually only its feathery tentacles are visible.
Attached to seaweeds or sea urchin spines in shallow water. |
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