Pseudoceros irretitus Red Polyclad flatworm

Pseudoceros irretitus is commonly referred to as Red Polyclad flatworm . Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pseudoceros irretitus,Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025

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lexID:: 17974
AphiaID:: 878924

Scientific:: Pseudoceros irretitus
German:: Netzmuster Strudelwurm
English:: Red Polyclad Flatworm

Category:: Platwormen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > irretitus (Species)
Initial determination:: Newman & Cannon, 1998

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Japan, Micronesia, New Caledonia
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef combs, Reef ridges, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks
Size:: 0" - 0.79" (0,6cm - 2,8cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown