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Prostheceraeus vittatus Candy Striped Flatworm, Great Striped Planar

Prostheceraeus vittatus is commonly referred to as Candy Striped Flatworm, Great Striped Planar. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6364 
AphiaID:
142820 
Scientific:
Prostheceraeus vittatus 
German:
Weiße Bandplanarie 
English:
Candy Striped Flatworm, Great Striped Planar 
Category:
Flatworms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Euryleptidae (Family) > Prostheceraeus (Genus) > vittatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Montagu, ), 1815 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, 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:
5 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
0.98" - 1.97" (2.5cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
9,2 °F - 12,8 °F (9,2°C - 12,8°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Sea squirts 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-02-27 15:35:02 

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Prostheceraeus vittatus (Montagu, 1815)

Prostheceraeus vittatus lives under stones, on mud in the shallow water. This flatworm has a yellow-white or cream body with numerous dark longitudinal stripes.Prostheceraeus vittatus is such a striking flatworm that it cannot be confused with any other.

Prostheceraeus vittatus seems to prefer depths between 10 and 30 metres. Is a sea squirt predator , feed on Clavelina lepadiformis , Diazona violacea and other seas squirts.

Synonymised names:
Eurylepta cristata (Quatrefage, 1845)
Eurylepta vittata (Montagu, 1815)
Nautiloplana cristata (Quatrefage, 1845)
Planaria vittata Montagu, 1815
Proceros cristatus Quatrefage, 1845
Prostheceraeus cristatus (Quatrefage, 1845)

External links

  1. MarLin UK (en). Abgerufen am 07.10.2023.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 27.02.2024.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.10.2023.

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