Yungia aurantiaca orange flatworm, Mediterranean orange polyclad worm

Yungia aurantiaca is commonly referred to as orange flatworm, Mediterranean orange polyclad worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12080 

AphiaID:

142848 

Scientific:

Yungia aurantiaca 

German:

Goldener Plattwurm 

English:

Orange Flatworm, Mediterranean Orange Polyclad Worm 

Category:

Plathelminthes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Yungia (Genus) > aurantiaca (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Delle Chiaje, ), 1822 

Occurrence:

European Coasts, France, Italy, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

2 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 2.36" (1,9cm - 6,0cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 78.8 °F (14°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Sea squirts, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Yungia aurantiaca
  Goldener Plattwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-04-19 17:33:27 

Last edit:

2025-07-16 19:27:29 

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