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Waminoa sp.04 Acoel Worms, Pumpkin Flatworms

Waminoa sp.04 is commonly referred to as Acoel Worms, Pumpkin Flatworms. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Bernard Dupont, Frankreich

Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp.) on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) , Panglima, Pulau Mabul, Sabah, MALAYSIA 2010


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lexID:
10175 
AphiaID:
0 
Scientific:
Waminoa sp.04 
German:
Korallenstrudelwurm 
English:
Acoel Worms, Pumpkin Flatworms 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Waminoa (Genus) > sp.04 (Species) 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Raja Amat 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0,2 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Mucus, No reliable information available, Zooxanthellae / Light 
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:
2022-11-05 16:50:54 

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Waminoa sp.

The photographs shows Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp.) onthe Bubble Coral Plerogyra sinuosa. Acoel flatworms can reach plague proportions in an aquarium, but the most of the flatworms causing no harm to corals. When in small numbers, they do not appear to harm their host.

Acoel flatworms are primitive animals, they actually lack a body cavity and a gut.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Acoelomorpha (Subphylum) > Acoela (Order) > Convolutidae (Family) > Waminoa (Genus)

External links

  1. livingoceansfoundation.org (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Tidechaser.blogspot.de (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 05.11.2022.

Pictures

Commonly

Waminoa flatworm and ispods on coral Kri Eco, Raja Ampat IMG_8532
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Waminoa species Kri Eco, Raja Ampat IMG_8526
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Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp.) on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) , Panglima, Pulau Mabul, Sabah, MALAYSIA 2010
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Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp.) on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) , Alungbanua, Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009
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Pearl Bubble Coral,Lichtensteins Blasenkoralle,Physogyra lichtensteini 2015
Waminoa sp. (Acoel Flatworm) on Bubble Coral - Malapascua, Philippines.2008

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