Stylochus sp.05 Oyster Leeches

Stylochus sp.05 is commonly referred to as Oyster Leeches. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA

Undescribed flatworm,San Diego, California 2018

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Scientific:: Stylochus sp.05
German:: Strudelwurm
English:: Oyster Leeches

Category:: Flatworms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Stylochidae (Family) > Stylochus (Genus) > sp.05 (Species)
Initial determination:: Ehrenberg, 1831

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 1.97" (2,2cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Barnacles, Carnivore, Clams, 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:

Stylochus californicus
Kalifornischer Strudelwurm
Stylochus ellipticus
Stylochus exiguus
Stylochus franciscanus
Stylochus frontalis
Stylochus oculiferus
Stylochus tripartitus
Strudelwurm
Stylochus zebra

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-11-24 20:17:50
Last edit:: 2022-11-24 20:18:21

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Stylochus sp.

Stylochidae is a family of Turbellarian Flatworms, contains the 6 genera and 36 accepted species.

Biota Animalia (Kingdom) Platyhelminthes (Phylum) Rhabditophora (Class) Trepaxonemata (Subclass) Polycladida (Order) Acotylea (Suborder) Stylochoidea (Superfamily) Stylochidae (Family) Stylochus (Genus) Stylochus plessissii (Species)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 24.11.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 24.11.2022.

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Undescribed flatworm,San Diego, California 2018

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