This species has been observed on Mayotte Island
Order : Polycladida
Suborder : Cotylea
Superfamily : Pseudocerotoidea
Family : Pseudocerotidae
Distribution : Indo Pacific
Maximal size : 60 mm
Abundance :
Species characteristics :
Body with a velvety black background. Large irregular size and form yellow-green spot bordered by white, distributed over the dorsal surface and extending to the margin.
Presence of a distinct wide orange marginal band. |
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Photo Philibert Bidgrain
Mayotte, Mtsanga Fanou, 2 m, 20 July 2008, size : 60 mm
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See more about : Pseudoceros scintillatus variability in Southwest Indian ocean
Remarks :
Leslie Newman think there's a real confusion between
Pseudoceros zebra, P. scintillatus and P. imperatus.
It is possible that they all form a single species.
DNA studies needed to determine relationship between these " three species"
According
Marian Litvaitis :
Pseudoceros scintillatus may be a junior synonym of Peasia maculata. Pease, (1860) described the coloration of this species as “Colour above yellowish-fawn or greenish-slate, orange towards the margins, and covered with circular greenish-slate spots, encircled with white rings.”
For these three species, I separated the classic coloration pattern (according Newman, 2003) from
ambiguous and unclassiable pattern, and I pull these under the name Pseudoceros scintillatus colour group
Bibliographic data :
References :
Discover life : Pseudoceros scintillatus
Nudipixel : Pseudoceros scintillatus
Polycladia : Pseudoceros scintillatus
Publications :
Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. (1994). Biodiversity of Australian polyclad flatworms. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 36: 159–163
Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. (1994). Pseudoceros and Pseudobiceros (Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae) from Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37: 205–266
Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. (2003). Marine Flatworms: the world of Polyclads. CSIRO Publishing : Melbourne 112
Other photos of Pseudoceros scintillatus :
Matthias Deuss
Mayotte, 30 December 2009
The white border (a) of the spot is clearly visible on this specimen...
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Eva Fontaine
Mayotte, Mbouanatsa, less 1 m, 29 Jully 2010, size : 20 mm
Pseudotentacles formed by simple folds of the anterior margin with some pseudotentacular eyes and a round cluster of cerebral eyes (a). |
Philibert Bidgrain
Mayotte, Mtsanga Guini, less 1 m, 7 August 2010, size : 15 mm
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Philibert Bidgrain
Mayotte, Mtsanga mtiti Sada, less 1 m, 15 Jully 2010, size : 18-20 mm
Specimen with a very important proportion of white markings...
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Philibert Bidgrain
Mayotte, Mtsanga Tanaraki, less 1 m, 26 Jully 2008, size : 15 mm
Pseudoceros zebra.... or Pseudoceros scintillatus |
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