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Phrikoceros mopsus Reticulated Flatworm

Phrikoceros mopsus is commonly referred to as Reticulated Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Reticulated Flatworm, Phrikoceros mopsus Florida 2022


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lexID:
15449 
AphiaID:
879128 
Scientific:
Phrikoceros mopsus 
German:
Netz-Strudelwurm 
English:
Reticulated Flatworm 
Category:
Flatorm 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Phrikoceros (Genus) > mopsus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Marcus, ), 1952 
Occurrence:
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Florida, the Caribbean 
Sea depth:
- 2 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 1.97" (2cm - 5cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-12-20 17:55:52 

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Phrikoceros mopsus (Marcus, 1952)

These flatworm is widely distributed throughout the Caribbean. It has been described from Brazil and Colombia.

Dorsally, live specimens are brown with white spots over the entire surface. Along the mid-dorsal region the brown color is darker forming a longitudinal band.

Synonymised names:
Pseudoceros mopsus Marcus, 1952 · unaccepted

External links

  1. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 20.12.2022.

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