Pseudoceros josei Polyclad Flatworm

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

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Pseudoceros josei

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lexID:: 12580
AphiaID:: 878926

Scientific:: Pseudoceros josei
German:: Strudelwurm
English:: Polyclad Flatworm

Category:: Plathelminthes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > josei (Species)
Initial determination:: Newman & Cannon, 1998

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea
Sea depth:: Meter
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:: 2019-11-23 16:27:24
Last edit:: 2019-11-23 16:27:24

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Pseudoceros josei Newman & Cannon, 1998

This polyclad flatworm is mostly found under rocks on lagoon reefs and pinnacles. Unfortunatelly, no more information available.

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.

External links

UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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