Pseudoceros liparus Marcus, 1950 is a animal in the Pseudocerotidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Genus
Pseudoceros
Order
Class
Turbellaria

About Pseudoceros liparus Marcus, 1950

Scientific name: Pseudoceros liparus Marcus, 1950

Physical characteristics: The dorsal surface has a background color that ranges from green-bluish to cream. It has an intense purple margin that does not form a distinct marginal band. An elongated orange spot starts at the cerebral eyespot, and fades into a white median stripe that ends near the posterior margin. The pseudotentacles are cream-colored, formed by simple folds of the anterior margin, and bear numerous ocelli. There is a single cerebral eye cluster made up of approximately 30 eyes. The pharynx has elaborately folded structures.

Distribution: Found across the tropical Indo-Pacific, ranging from the eastern coast of Africa to Micronesia and China.

Habitat: Claudio Bisio, memo CB

Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Platyhelminthes โ€บ Turbellaria โ€บ โ€บ Pseudocerotidae โ€บ Pseudoceros

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