Pseudoceros sp. 14 Flatworm

Pseudoceros sp. 14 is commonly referred to as Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

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lexID:: 12696
AphiaID:: 142241

Scientific:: Pseudoceros sp. 14
German:: Strudelwurm
English:: Flatworm

Category:: Flatworms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > sp. 14 (Species)
Initial determination:: Lang, 1884

Occurrence:: Japan, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 3,0 cm
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory
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:: 2020-01-12 13:23:45
Last edit:: 2022-07-25 19:56:31

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Pseudoceros

An undescribed species.

Unfortunately, there are no more information available ablout this polyclad flatworm.

Reproduction:
The whirlworm can reproduce both asexually and sexually. This species is hermaphroditic, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive organs. When two whirlworms reproduce, they fight to decide who will be fertilized and who will be the fertilizer. The winner gets to act as the male individual and fertilize the other.

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UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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