Pseudoceros heronensis Heron Island Flatworm

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

Alan Sutton, Tansania

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lexID:: 17206
AphiaID:: 878920

Scientific:: Pseudoceros heronensis
German:: Heron Island Strudelwurm
English:: Heron Island Flatworm

Category:: Płazińce

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > heronensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Newman & Cannon, 1994

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Tansania
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:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown