Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Giesbrecht's Flatworm, Pink Flatworm

Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii is commonly referred to as Giesbrecht's Flatworm, Pink Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 11241
AphiaID:: 483815

Scientific:: Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii
German:: Giesbrechts-Strudelwurm
English:: Giesbrecht's Flatworm, Pink Flatworm

Category:: Plathelminthes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Euryleptidae (Family) > Prostheceraeus (Genus) > giesbrechtii (Species)
Initial determination:: Lang, 1884

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, Italy, Madeira, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 0 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available, Predatory, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-11-25 20:18:57
Last edit:: 2020-07-09 18:07:03

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Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Lang, 1884

Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii is one of the most common flatworm species of the Mediterranean Sea and can also be found in the temperate Eastern Atlantic.

Purple-white striped dorsum.

External links

DORIS (Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2023.

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