Polychoerus gordoni Acoel Flatworm

Polychoerus gordoni is commonly referred to as Acoel Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17960 

AphiaID:

484558 

Scientific:

Polychoerus gordoni 

German:

Acoel Strudelwurm 

English:

Acoel Flatworm 

Category:

Турбелярий (ресничные черви) 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Not assigned (Class) > Acoela (Order) > Convolutidae (Family) > Polychoerus (Genus) > gordoni (Species) 

Initial determination:

Achatz, Hooge, Wallberg, Jondelius & Tyler, 2009 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,1cm - 0,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, 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:

• Polychoerus carmelensis
• Polychoerus caudatus
• Polychoerus ebenhochi
• 
  Polychoerus gordoni
  Acoel Strudelwurm
• Polychoerus parvus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-12-10 18:17:56 

Last edit:

2025-12-10 18:23:15 

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