Pseudoceros sp.05 flatworm

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

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Pseudoceros sp.05

I took this photo of two Pseudoceros sp.05 at Misool area in Raja Ampat on January 2020.

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lexID:: 7691
AphiaID:: 142241

Scientific:: Pseudoceros sp.05
German:: Strudelwurm
English:: Flatworm

Category:: Flatworms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > sp.05 (Species)
Initial determination:: Lang, 1884

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Philippines, Raja Amat
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°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 in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-11-10 19:38:09
Last edit:: 2025-01-01 12:31:22

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Pseudoceros

The photo of this colourfull flatworm was taken in Raja Ampat.

Unfortunately there is no more information about this brown flatworm with an orange marginal coloration available and we would be grateful for any supplementary references.

Similar to Pseudoceros auranticrinis (differ by orange rhinophores)

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WORM 0829 Pseudoceros species Raja Ampat,Copyright Paddy Ryan

Pseudoceros sp.Tingloy, Batangas, Philippines 2024

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