Jonathan Hsieh
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Acanthozoon
The genus Acanthozoon have small raised papillae on the dorsum and ruffled edges. Their body is elongate and oval. They have smallear-like pseudo-tentacles. Because of their papillaed upper surface, they are easily confused with Thysanozoon flatworms.Flatworms genus Acanthozoon have only a single male copulative organ contrary to Thysanozoon (have two).
Acanthozoon flatworms live in warm tropical marine waters. They are benthic and carnivorous.
The undescribed Acanthozoon from Taiwan ist transclucent-whitish scattered with round papillae.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Cotylea (Suborder) > Pseudocerotoidea (Superfamily) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Acanthozoon (Genus)
The genus Acanthozoon have small raised papillae on the dorsum and ruffled edges. Their body is elongate and oval. They have smallear-like pseudo-tentacles. Because of their papillaed upper surface, they are easily confused with Thysanozoon flatworms.Flatworms genus Acanthozoon have only a single male copulative organ contrary to Thysanozoon (have two).
Acanthozoon flatworms live in warm tropical marine waters. They are benthic and carnivorous.
The undescribed Acanthozoon from Taiwan ist transclucent-whitish scattered with round papillae.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Cotylea (Suborder) > Pseudocerotoidea (Superfamily) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Acanthozoon (Genus)
