Cestoplana sp.02 Flatworm

Cestoplana sp.02 is commonly referred to as Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

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lexID:: 13699
AphiaID:: 142217

Scientific:: Cestoplana sp.02
German:: Strudelwurm
English:: Flatworm

Category:: Турбелярий (ресничные черви)

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Cestoplanidae (Family) > Cestoplana (Genus) > sp.02 (Species)
Initial determination:: Lang, 1884

Occurrence:: Marschall Islands
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
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:

Cestoplana rubrocincta

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-03-08 20:06:14
Last edit:: 2021-03-08 20:10:55

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Cestoplana Lang, 1884

This yellow to yellowish flatworm has an extreme long body. The margin is hightly ruffled. Specimens were found under rocks on Kwajalein lagoon pinnacles and the seaward reef. A very long species, it is often wrapped up in a ball when first seen.

Unfortunatelly, there are no mor information available about this flatworm.

External links

underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 08.03.2021.
youtube (en). Abgerufen am 22.04.2024.

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