''Coeloplana yulianicorum'' 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 ...
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It is known from the
Red Sea and lives as an
episymbiont on the soft coral ''
Sarcophyton yulianicorum''. It can be differentiated from congeneric species by their host, colour, and colour pattern.
References
Tentaculata
Fauna of the Red Sea
Animals described in 2015
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