Pseudoceros fuscomaculatus Ascidian Flatworm

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

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Pseudoceros fuscomaculatus, Tulamben, Bali 2024

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AphiaID:: 1771250

Scientific:: Pseudoceros fuscomaculatus
German:: Seescheiden-Strudelwurm
English:: Ascidian Flatworm

Category:: Płazińce

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > fuscomaculatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Prudhoe, 1989

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Philippines
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 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°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:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-05-01 17:46:05
Last edit:: 2024-11-11 14:59:04

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Pseudoceros fuscomaculatus Prudhoe, 1989

This species is not Ascidiophilla alba !

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.

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Pseudoceros sp,,Romblon Phlippines,flatworm size7mm on a Tunicate, 2018

Pseudoceros fuscomaculatus, Tulamben, Bali 2024

Foto: San Miguel, Bacong, Central Visayas, Philippinen

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