Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Pseudobiceros stellae Newman & Cannon, 1994
Commonly known as The Starry flatworm, that looks like a starry night sky. . Usually with deep ruffles. Body pale brown to black with white speckles and dots forming clusters of various sizes. Body with a raised dark centre. The underside is light greyish-brown with white dots.
Flatworms Genus Pseudobiseros prey on ascidian.
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.
Commonly known as The Starry flatworm, that looks like a starry night sky. . Usually with deep ruffles. Body pale brown to black with white speckles and dots forming clusters of various sizes. Body with a raised dark centre. The underside is light greyish-brown with white dots.
Flatworms Genus Pseudobiseros prey on ascidian.
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.
