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Pseudoceros maximus Lang, 1884
Pseudoceros maximus is up to 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. The Big Horns flatworm is endemic Mediterranean. He lives often in shallow water. The body is pale beige with dark brown dots.In the middle is a darker line.Pseudoceros maximus is a good swimmer, but should move rather slowly.
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.
Synonymised names
Pseudoceros maximum Lang, 1884 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pseudoceros maximus is up to 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. The Big Horns flatworm is endemic Mediterranean. He lives often in shallow water. The body is pale beige with dark brown dots.In the middle is a darker line.Pseudoceros maximus is a good swimmer, but should move rather slowly.
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.
Synonymised names
Pseudoceros maximum Lang, 1884 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
