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Pseudoceros imitatus Mimic Flatworm

Pseudoceros imitatus is commonly referred to as Mimic Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Flatworm - excellent Phyllid nudibranch mimic,Romblon, Philippines 2024


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lexID:
6935 
AphiaID:
878921 
Scientific:
Pseudoceros imitatus 
German:
Imitierender Plattwurm 
English:
Mimic Flatworm 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > imitatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Newman & Cannon, 1994 
Occurrence:
Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi 
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:
- 15 Meter 
Habitats:
Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.38" (2cm - 3.5cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Sea squirts 
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:
2024-06-08 09:37:15 

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Pseudoceros imitatus,Newman, Cannon & Brunckhorst,1994

Pseudoceros imitatus is a flatworm belongs the family Pseudocerotidae. This species mimics the color pattern of the nudibranch Phyllidiella pustulosa.Phyllidiella pustulosa have toxic chemicals in their skin,because of that it is relatively safe from predators.Mimicry protects this flatworm.

This species feeds on colonial ascidians.

External links

  1. australian.museum Lizard Island (en). Abgerufen am 08.06.2024.
  2. Meerwasser-Lexikon (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 08.06.2024.
  4. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Flatworm - excellent Phyllid nudibranch mimic,Romblon, Philippines 2024

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