Acanthozoon sp3

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This species has been observed on Madagascar Island


Order : Polycladida
Suborder : Cotylea
Superfamily : Pseudocerotoidea
Family : Pseudocerotidae
Distribution : Indo West Pacific
Maximal size : 70 mm
Abundance :


Species characteristics :

Background body color mottled black and white-grey

Dorsal surface covered with yellow or orange short papillae

Margin white

acanthozoon sp3
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Photo Alain-Benoît Rassat
Madagascar, Nosy be, Olaf, 8 m, 20 November 2012, size : 60 mm

Remarks :

Newman (2003), considered this species as an undescribed species (Acanthozoon sp2 )

Bibliographic data :

Pseudotentacles black with white lips

References :

Marine flatworms of the world : Acanthozoon sp
   Nudipixel : Thysanozoon sp

Publications :

Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. (2003). Marine Flatworms: the world of Polyclads. CSIRO Publishing : Melbourne 112 p

Other photos of Acanthozoon sp 3 :


Alain-Benoît Rassat

Madagascar, Nosy be, Olaf, 8 m, 20 November 2012, size : 60 mm



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