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Aquarist:
Flatworms, including
"Planaria" & Marine Aquariums, Part
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By Bob Fenner
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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 fulgor. Here in Wakatobi, S.
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The Nudibranch Discodoris boholiensis is a Batesian mimic of
Pseudobiceros fulgor looking like an unpalatable flatworm to
avoid predation.
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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.
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Pseudobiceros sp. "#8". Raja Ampat
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Pseudobiceros sp. Here in S. Sulawesi. |
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