Coeloplana Huchonae
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''Coeloplana huchonae'' is a species of
benthic The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ...
comb jelly Ctenophora (; ctenophore ; ) comprise a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known as comb jellies, that inhabit sea waters worldwide. They are notable for the groups of cilia they use for swimming (commonly referred to as "combs"), a ...
. It is known from the Red Sea and lives as an episymbiont on the stems of the soft coral ''
Dendronephthya hemprichi ''Dendronephthya hemprichi'' is a common soft coral found from Red Sea to Western Pacific. It is usually pink or orange with transparent trunk and it grows up to 70 cm. It exists at 30° N latitude.Dahan, M. & Benayahu, Y. 1993. Reproducti ...
''. It can be differentiated from its congeneric species by their host, colour, and colour pattern.


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Tentaculata Fauna of the Red Sea Animals described in 2015 {{Ctenophore-stub