Prostheceraeus moseleyi Moseley's Flatworm, planar spotted

Prostheceraeus moseleyi is commonly referred to as Moseley's Flatworm, planar spotted. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Stefan Verheyen, Niederlande

Prostheceraeus moseleyi, 2017

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Scientific:: Prostheceraeus moseleyi
German:: Moseleys Strudelwurm, Gefleckte Bandplanarie
English:: Moseley's Flatworm, Planar Spotted

Category:: Flatworms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Euryleptidae (Family) > Prostheceraeus (Genus) > moseleyi (Species)
Initial determination:: Lang, 1884

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Bay of Biscay, East-Atlantic Ocean, France, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: General reef communities, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: °F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown