Pseudoceros leptostictus dotted flatworm

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

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Pseudoceros leptostichus, Semporna Malaysia - June 2025

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lexID:: 6533
AphiaID:: 483981

Scientific:: Pseudoceros leptostictus
German:: Gepunkteter Plattwurm
English:: Dotted Flatworm

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > leptostictus (Species)
Initial determination:: Bock, 1913

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Australia, Hawaii, Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Red Sea, South-Africa
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:: - 17 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils, Under rocks
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,7cm - 2,5cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Detritus, Predatory, Sea squirts, Sponges
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:: 2013-12-22 13:47:28
Last edit:: 2025-08-16 20:04:35

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Pseudoceros leptostictus Bock, 1913

The dotted flatworm has a cream-white background with blotchy brown central portion that varies is size. Its scattered white, black, and yellow dots and a black marginal band containing many transverse lines.

It feeds on sponges, ascidians and detritus.

External links

hawaiisfishes (en). Abgerufen am 16.08.2025.
souslesmers (fr). Abgerufen am 16.08.2025.

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Pseudoceros leptostictus, Semporna Malaysia - June 2025

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