Biology:Pseudoceros bicolor

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Short description: Species of flatworm

Pseudoceros bicolor
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Family: Pseudocerotidae
Genus: Pseudoceros
Species:
P. bicolor
Binomial name
Pseudoceros bicolor
Verrill, 1901

Pseudoceros bicolor, known as the two-colored flatworm, is a rare species of polycladid flatworm.[1][2]

Reproduction

Two-colored flatworms have a simultaneous hermaphrodite quality that display hypodermic insemination, the reproductive mode of some organisms whereby gametes are passed to a mate by puncturing the body wall and injecting gametes.

Distribution and habitat

Two-colored flatworms are found in Indian River Lagoon, Bird Island, Bermuda, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Curaçao, the Florida Keys, Santa Marta, Colombia, South Water Caye, and Belize. They prefer living in areas with coral rubble, which are full of life.

Diet

Two-colored flatworms are predators. They prey on colonial ascidians.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2434781 entry