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Pseudoceros velutinus black flatworm

Pseudoceros velutinus is commonly referred to as black flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pseudoceros velutinus, 2019


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lexID:
6369 
AphiaID:
142845 
Scientific:
Pseudoceros velutinus 
German:
Strudelwurm 
English:
Black Flatworm 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > velutinus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Blanchard, ), 1847 
Occurrence:
Suez-Kanal, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Egypt, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
2 - 15 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
41 °F - 77 °F (5°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Isopods, Predatory, Zoobenthos 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-03-05 20:44:37 

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Pseudoceros velutinus (Blanchard, 1847)

The color of this flatworm is dark blue to black, the sides are wavy.Pseudoceros velutinus can be found on rocky ground between sponges and bryozoans.It is also able to swim freely. This black flatworm feeds on benthic organisms (sponges, bryozoans,small crabs,worms).

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:
Eurylepta velutina (Blanchard, 1847)
Proceros velutinus Blanchard, 1847

External links

  1. doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 05.03.2021.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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