Alexander Semenov, Russland
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Pseudobiceros mikros Newman & Cannon, 1997
Background transparent, mottled brown and grey, interspersed with whtie spotts becoming a solid white band marginally , narry bright yellow rim. White triangle between the pseudotentacles.
Found on similarly coloured colonial ascidians (appeared to be feeding) under rubble.
"mikros" = small, for its relatively small size.
Reproduction:
The whirlworm can reproduce both asexually and sexually. This species is hermaphroditic, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive organs. When two whirlworms reproduce, they fight to decide who will be fertilized and who will be the fertilizer. The winner gets to act as the male individual and fertilize the other.
Background transparent, mottled brown and grey, interspersed with whtie spotts becoming a solid white band marginally , narry bright yellow rim. White triangle between the pseudotentacles.
Found on similarly coloured colonial ascidians (appeared to be feeding) under rubble.
"mikros" = small, for its relatively small size.
Reproduction:
The whirlworm can reproduce both asexually and sexually. This species is hermaphroditic, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive organs. When two whirlworms reproduce, they fight to decide who will be fertilized and who will be the fertilizer. The winner gets to act as the male individual and fertilize the other.
