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Pseudoceros sp.58 Flatworm

Pseudoceros sp.58 is commonly referred to as Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pseudoceros,Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia 2026


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lexID:
18595 
AphiaID:
142241 
Scientific:
Pseudoceros sp.58 
German:
Strudelwurm 
English:
Flatworm 
Category:
Flatworms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > sp.58 (Species) 
Initial determination:
Lang, 1884 
Occurrence:
Australia 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
66.2 °F - 78.8 °F (19°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-09-08 19:27:32 

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Pseudoceros sp.58

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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Pseudoceros,Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia 2026

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