- Source: Coeloplana meteoris
Coeloplana meteoris, (previously known as Benthoplana meteoris) is a species of benthic comb jelly native to the Indo-Pacific region that has also been found in the Arabian-Persian gulf.
Description
Like other platyctenids, it has a flattened underside and two tentacles that extend from tentacle sheathes on its aboral side. These sheathes are more prominent in Coeloplana meteoris than in other species of platyctenids, giving it its recognizable shape.
Ecology
This comb jelly lives freely on soft sediment, unlike other benthic ctenophora which are typically parasitic.
They are hermaphroditic like most platyctenids, and are also capable of asexual reproduction via body fission and regeneration.
