Jon McClintock, USA
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Pseudobiceros pardalis
Body is reddish-brown in colour, with larger orange and smaller yellow spots. Small white spots along the edges. Two small sensory antennae on its head. The edge is wavy.
Pseudobiceros pardalis, commonly known as Leopard flatworm, can be found all over the Caribbean. The flatworm lives on the coral reefs, often hidden beneath the rocks or rubble. This species is able to swim by flapping the mantle edge.
P. pardalis feeds off of injured animals, scavenger, bryozoans, and soft corals.
Synonyms:
Euplanoida pardalis (Laidlaw, 1902)
Leptoplana pardalis Laidlaw, 1902
Pseudoceros pardalis Verrill, 1900
Body is reddish-brown in colour, with larger orange and smaller yellow spots. Small white spots along the edges. Two small sensory antennae on its head. The edge is wavy.
Pseudobiceros pardalis, commonly known as Leopard flatworm, can be found all over the Caribbean. The flatworm lives on the coral reefs, often hidden beneath the rocks or rubble. This species is able to swim by flapping the mantle edge.
P. pardalis feeds off of injured animals, scavenger, bryozoans, and soft corals.
Synonyms:
Euplanoida pardalis (Laidlaw, 1902)
Leptoplana pardalis Laidlaw, 1902
Pseudoceros pardalis Verrill, 1900
