Stylochus californicus California Flatworm, Stylochid, Oyster Leeches

Stylochus californicus is commonly referred to as California Flatworm, Stylochid, Oyster Leeches. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13145 

AphiaID:

879481 

Scientific:

Stylochus californicus 

German:

Kalifornischer Strudelwurm 

English:

California Flatworm, Stylochid, Oyster Leeches 

Category:

Турбелярий (ресничные черви) 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Stylochidae (Family) > Stylochus (Genus) > californicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Hyman, 1953 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

- 15 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

51.8 °F - 69.8 °F (11°C - 21°C) 

Food:

Barnacles, Carnivore, Clams, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Stylochus californicus
  Kalifornischer Strudelwurm
• Stylochus ellipticus
• Stylochus exiguus
• Stylochus franciscanus
• Stylochus frontalis
• Stylochus oculiferus
• 
  Stylochus tripartitus
  Strudelwurm
• Stylochus zebra

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Stylochus insolitus
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Stylochus sp.01
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Stylochus sp.02
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Stylochus sp.03
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Stylochus sp.04
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Stylochus sp.05
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Stylochus sp.06
  Strudelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-07-09 19:23:36 

Last edit:

2023-10-07 19:49:22 

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