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3, & FAQs on: Flatworm Identification,
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Chemical Control,
Flatworm Selection,
Flatworm Systems,
Flatworm Feeding,
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Flatworm Reproduction,
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Flatworms,
including "Planaria" & Marine Aquariums, Part 1
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By Bob Fenner |
Pseudoceros dimidiatus |
Genus Pseudobiceros:
| Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw 1903). Amongst the
more commonly encountered Indo-Pacific (East Africa to Micronesia)
Flatworms. Feeds on tunicates, crustaceans. Fast moving. N. Sulawesi image. |
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| Pseudobiceros gloriosus Newman & Cannon 1994. Black
velvet bodied with three marginal bands, outer dark burgundy. Melanesia,
Australia, Fiji. N. Sulawesi image. |
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Pseudobiceros hancockanus
(Collingwood 1876). Highly undulated body margin with white and orange
bands. To six inches in length. Indo-Pacific; Maldives to Fiji, Australia,
Japan. Off Heron Island, QLD, Australia, and Nuka Hiva, Marquesas,
Polynesia. |
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| Pseudobiceros sp. "#7". Here in S. Sulawesi. |
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| Pseudobiceros sp. "#8". Raja Ampat 08 |
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| Pseudobiceros sp. Here in S. Sulawesi. |
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Genus Pseudoceros:
| Pseudoceros contrarius Neman & Cannon1995. Creamy
body with yellow line down the middle. Dual color banding around
perimeter... Yellow/orange and blue/black. New Guinea... This one Raja Ampat
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| Pseudoceros bifurcus Prudhoe 1989. Eastern Africa to
Indonesia, Australia, Philippines. Pseudotentacles as simple folds.
Distinctive white mid-line stripe that is orange at the anterior of the
animal. To a bit over two inches in length. Off of Heron Island shown
feeding on tunicates, another in N. Sulawesi. |
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| Pseudoceros dimidiatus von Graff 1893. Look for the
double yellow "racing stripe" down the middle for this species. Other
markings are variable to missing. Central to western Pacific. One off of
Kailua Kona, Hawai'i by RMF, another in PNG by PhilS. |
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| Pseudoceros ferrugineus Hyman 1959. The Fuchsia
Flatworm Central and Western Pacific at moderate depths. Out during both day
and night, often appearing bluish until artificial light is applied, and
more round when fully opened. Hawaii pix. |
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| Pseudoceros lindae. Here in S. Sulawesi. |
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| Pseudoceros monostichos Newman & Cannon, 1994. New
Guinea and Australia. PhilS pic in PNG. |
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| Pseudoceros sapphrinus Newman & Cannon 1994. Western
Pacific; eastern Australia, Philippines, Marshall Islands. This one
photographed in Fiji. Often encountered (day and night) crawling over
Acroporids. |
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| Pseudoceros sp. N. Sulawesi. |
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| Pseudoceros sp. Mabul, Malaysia and North Sulawesi.
Black marginal stripe, undulated margin... |
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| Pseudoceros sp. 2. Raja Ampat 08. |
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| Pseudoceros sp. 4 Here in S. Sulawesi. |
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| Pseudoceros sp. 5 Here in S. Sulawesi. |
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| Pseudoceros sp. 6. PhilS pic in PNG. |
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