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Pseudoceros ferrugineus Fuchsia Flatworm

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

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Pseudoceros ferrugineus (Polyclad Flatworm) - Central Visayas, Philippines, 2019


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lexID:
3530 
AphiaID:
484022 
Scientific:
Pseudoceros ferrugineus 
German:
Fuchsia Strudelwurm 
English:
Fuchsia Flatworm 
Category:
Flatworms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > ferrugineus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hyman, ), 1959 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bunaken, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Okinawa, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi 
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:
- 43 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.97" - 3.15" (5cm - 8cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory, Sea squirts 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-19 20:08:16 

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Pseudoceros ferrugineus (Hyman, 1959)

This flatworm is fuchsia in colour with an yellow and an red band.The body with many small white dots.

Pseudoceros ferrugineus feeds exclusively on colonial ascidians.

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.

Synonymised names
Pseudobiceros ferrugineus (Hyman, 1959)

External links

  1. Hawaiisfishes.com (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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copyright Ole Johann Brett, Norwegen
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Pseudoceros ferrugineus ,Copyright Dr.Paddy Ryan
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Pseudoceros ferrugineus ,Copyright Dr.Paddy Ryan
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copyright Ole Johann Brett, Norwegen
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Color variant Fuchsia Flatworm (Pseudoceros ferrugineus)
Pseudoceros ferrugineus (Polyclad Flatworm) - Central Visayas, Philippines, 2019
Flatworm Pseudoceros ferrugineus ,Bunaken, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2003

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