Pseudoceros maximus-type A flatworm

Pseudoceros maximus-type A is commonly referred to as flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Arturo J. Telle, Spanien

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lexID:: 11269
AphiaID:: 483988

Scientific:: Pseudoceros maximus-type A
German:: Strudelwurm
English:: Flatworm

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > maximus-type A (Species)
Initial determination:: Lang, 1884

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Croatia, Italy, Madeira, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 4,0 cm
Temperature:: 62.6 °F - 71.6 °F (17°C - 22°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
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:: 2017-12-12 20:05:00
Last edit:: 2022-10-27 17:09:05

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Very special thanks for the first photo of Pseudoceros maximus to Arturo J. Telle, Canary Islands!

Pseudoceros maximus can be found in shallow water under rocks.
In flatworms are carnivorous, feed on a variety of large sessile and small mobile marine animals.

External links

Homepage Arturo J. Telle (en). Abgerufen am 14.05.2021.
Rzuser.uni-heidelberd.de (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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