Pseudoceros luteus White Flatworm

Pseudoceros luteus is commonly referred to as White Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Pseudoceros luteus,2015

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lexID:: 10217
AphiaID:: 483986

Scientific:: Pseudoceros luteus
German:: Weißer Strudelwurm
English:: White Flatworm

Category:: Flatworms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > luteus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Plehn, ), 1898

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, USA
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 15 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Under rocks
Size:: 5,0 cm
Temperature:: 50 °F - 68 °F (10°C - 20°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-28 19:20:57
Last edit:: 2025-08-14 13:34:17

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Pseudoceros luteus (Plehn, 1898)

The body is thin and speckling, colour whitish,middorsal black stripe. This faltworm swims beautiful.Pseudoceros luteus cab be found under stones.

Synonymised names
Amblyceraeus luteus Plehn, 1897 · unaccepted

External links

Video (en). Abgerufen am 16.09.2023.

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Commonly

Pseudoceros luteus on black, Pillar Point Docks 2015

Pseudoceros luteus,Redondo Beach Artificial Reef 2025

Pseudoceros-luteus-c02-2_This one was at Santa Cruz Island.40mm

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