This species has been observed on Madagascar Islands
Order : Polycladida
Suborder : Cotylea
Superfamily : Pseudocerotoidea
Family : Pseudocerotidae
Distribution :
South Africa and Mayotte
Maximal size : 50 mm
Abundance :
Species characteristics :
Background body colour black with irregular longitudinal and transverse narrow streaks becoming wide white transverse streaks towards the margin and intercepting the orange marginal band.
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Photo Alain-Benoît Rassat
Madagascar,
l'Arche, Nosy bé, 27 m, 29 September 2013, size : 50 mm
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Remarks :
Newman (2003), considered this species as an undescribed species (Pseudoceros sp 24)
Bibliographic data :
Pseudotentacles are simple folds.
References :
Publications :
Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. (2003). Marine Flatworms: the world of Polyclads. CSIRO Publishing : Melbourne 112 p
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