Pseudocerotidae

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Animalia Platyhelminthes Turbellaria Pseudocerotidae
Pseudoceros dimidiatus Graff, 1893

Pseudoceros dimidiatus Graff, 1893

Pseudoceros dimidiatus Graff, 1893

Pseudoceros dimidiatus, the divided flatworm, is a colorful aposematic reef flatworm that eats colonial ascidians.

Pseudoceros ferrugineus Hyman, 1959

Pseudoceros ferrugineus Hyman, 1959

Pseudoceros ferrugineus Hyman, 1959

Pseudoceros ferrugineus is a colorful flatworm widespread in tropical Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

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Pseudoceros liparus Marcus, 1950

Pseudoceros liparus Marcus, 1950

Pseudoceros liparus is a flatworm species found in the tropical Indo-Pacific, with distinct patterned coloration on its dorsal surface.

Pseudoceros laingensis Newman & Cannon, 1998

Pseudoceros laingensis Newman & Cannon, 1998

Pseudoceros laingensis Newman & Cannon, 1998

Pseudoceros laingensis is a flatworm species found in the Central Tropical Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with distinct cream and purple spotted body patterning.

Pseudoceros lindae Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudoceros lindae Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudoceros lindae Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudoceros lindae is a brightly colored polyclad flatworm from the tropical Indo-Pacific that lives on coral reefs.

Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw, 1903)

Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw, 1903)

Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw, 1903)

Pseudobiceros bedfordi is a large Indo-Pacific hermaphroditic polyclad flatworm known for its distinct body pattern and penis fencing mating behavior.

Pseudobiceros gloriosus Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudobiceros gloriosus Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudobiceros gloriosus Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudobiceros gloriosus is a large flatworm species with distinct colored body margin bands and defined physical features.

Pseudobiceros hancockanus (Collingwood, 1876)

Pseudobiceros hancockanus (Collingwood, 1876)

Pseudobiceros hancockanus (Collingwood, 1876)

Pseudobiceros hancockanus is a hermaphroditic marine flatworm that engages in distinctive penis fencing behavior during mating.

Pseudobiceros fulgor Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudobiceros fulgor Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudobiceros fulgor Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudobiceros fulgor, the lightning worm, is a bilaterally symmetrical acoelomate triploblastic marine flatworm found in tropical and subtropical shallow reefs.

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum (Hyman, 1959)

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum (Hyman, 1959)

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum (Hyman, 1959)

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum is a widely distributed tropical Indo-Pacific flatworm with distinct black and yellow coloration.

Thysanozoon brocchii (Risso, 1818)

Thysanozoon brocchii (Risso, 1818)

Thysanozoon brocchii (Risso, 1818)

Thysanozoon brocchii, the carpet flatworm, is a marine flatworm with distinct coloration and papillae.

Yungia aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1822)

Yungia aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1822)

Yungia aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1822)

Yungia aurantiaca is a fairly large predatory flatworm, with distinct features and both sexual and asexual reproduction.

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