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Pseudoceros irretitus Red Polyclad flatworm

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

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Pseudoceros irretitus,Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025


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lexID:
17974 
AphiaID:
878924 
Scientific:
Pseudoceros irretitus 
German:
Netzmuster Strudelwurm 
English:
Red Polyclad Flatworm  
Category:
Plathelminthes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > irretitus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Newman & Cannon, 1998 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Japan, Micronesia, New Caledonia 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef combs, Reef ridges, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
0" - 0.79" (0,6cm - 2,8cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Sea squirts 
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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-12-17 19:36:58 

Info

Pseudoceros irretitus Newman & Cannon, 1998

Diet: ascidians

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

  1. Atlas of living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 17.12.2025.
  2. lkcnhm.nus.edu (en). Abgerufen am 17.12.2025.
  3. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 17.12.2025.

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Pseudoceros irretitus,Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025
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