WoRMS taxon details
Benthoplana Fricke & Plante, 1971
266897 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:266897)
accepted
Genus
Coeloplana (Benthoplana) Fricke & Plante, 1971 · unaccepted > superseded rank
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Coeloplana (Benthoplana) Fricke & Plante, 1971) Fricke, H.W.; Plante, R. (1971). Contribution à l'étude des Cténophores Platycténides de Madagascar : <i>Ctenoplana</i> (<i>Diploctena</i> n.s. gen.) <i>neritica</i> n.sp. et <i>Coeloplana</i> (<i>Benthoplana</i> n.s. gen.) <i>meteoris</i> (Thiel 1968). <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 12: 57-75.
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Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Benthoplana Fricke & Plante, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266897 on 2025-10-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Coeloplana (Benthoplana) Fricke & Plante, 1971) Fricke, H.W.; Plante, R. (1971). Contribution à l'étude des Cténophores Platycténides de Madagascar : <i>Ctenoplana</i> (<i>Diploctena</i> n.s. gen.) <i>neritica</i> n.sp. et <i>Coeloplana</i> (<i>Benthoplana</i> n.s. gen.) <i>meteoris</i> (Thiel 1968). <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 12: 57-75.
page(s): 58 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
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[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Bezio, N.; Paulay, G.; Collins, A. (2025). Benthoplanidae, a new family of benthic ctenophores (Platyctenida), based on morphological and genetic data. <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.70023
note: Reassigned from Coeloplanidae to Benthoplanidae and elevated to genus [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Reassigned from Coeloplanidae to Benthoplanidae and elevated to genus [details] Available for editors
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