This species has been observed on Reunion and Mauritius Islands
Background body colour orange-brown, darker laterally Numerous fine white longitudinal and transverse broken lines with yellow or white blotches |
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Remarks :
In specimens from South West Indian Ocean :
- We observed perpandicular streaks in the black margin, not parallel ones
- We never observed yellow blotches on the body
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Discover life : Pseudobiceros fulgor
Marine flatworms of the world : Pseudobiceros fulgor sp 1 and sp 2
Nudipixel : Pseudobiceros fulgor
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Other photos of Pseudobiceros fulgor :
Marina Poddubetskaia Mauritius, "Gaetan Patchers", Pereybère, 16 m, 17 October 2002, size : 80-85 mm This specimen is one of the specimen use to illustrate the diversity of this species by Leslie Newman in "Fabulous flatworms, a guide to marine polyclads"
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Christophe Cadet Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, 2 m, 21 October 2009, size : 45 mm Like other Pseudobiceros, it has a smooth dorsal surface and are deep bodied (raised) medially. We observed perpandicular streaks (a) in the black margin, not parallel ones 
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Philibert Bidgrain Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 23 November 2006, size : 30-40 mm Pseudobiceros are the only polyclads which actively swim with exaggerated undulations of their ruffled margin.
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David Caron Reunion, cap la houssaye, 30 April 2006, size : 10 mm This small specimen (10 mm) was found swimming on the sea.... |
More photos from Indian Ocean
Reunion, Pseudobiceros fulgor swimming under the surface, at Saint Paul, by David Caron
Mauritius, a small dark brown Pseudobiceros fulgor, at Flic-en-flac, by Pierre Conchylinet
Reunion, Pseudobiceros fulgor, at Etang salé, by Christophe Cadet