Pseudoceros sp5

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This species has been observed on Mayotte Island


Order : Polycladida
Suborder : Cotylea
Superfamily : Pseudocerotoidea
Family : Pseudocerotidae
Distribution : Japan, Maldives, Micronesia, Philippines and Mayotte
Maximal size :
Abundance :


Species characteristics :

Background body colour brown-burgundy with yellow transverse irregular short streaks and small white dots

Margin white (inner band) and black with a large dark pink submarginal band merging to the yellow streaks

 

 Pseudoceros sp5
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Photo Yvon Gildas
Mayotte, "Passe en S", 30 m, 3 January 2010, size : 80 mm

Remarks :

Newman (2003), considered this species as an undescribed species (Pseudoceros sp 14) similar to Pseudobiceros bedfordi

Bibliographic data :

The transverse pink streaks aren't in a bilateral pattern over the dorsal surface
   This species is similar to Pseudobiceros bedfordi but P. bedfordi hasn't a large irregular dark pink submarginal band

References :

Marine flatworms of the world : Pseudoceros sp

Publications :

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

Other photos of Pseudoceros sp5 :

 

Matthias Deuss

Mayotte, Passe en S, less 1 m, 21 December 2010

Margin white (inner band) and black with a large dark pink submarginal band merging (a) to the yellow streaks

 

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