Phrikoceros katoi Kato's Flatworm, Polyclad Flatworm

Phrikoceros katoi is commonly referred to as Kato's Flatworm, Polyclad Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phrikoceros katoi; Aufnahme Rajat Ampat

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lexID:: 7680
AphiaID:: 878910

Scientific:: Phrikoceros katoi
German:: Katos Strudelwurm
English:: Kato's Flatworm, Polyclad Flatworm

Category:: Flatworms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Phrikoceros (Genus) > katoi (Species)
Initial determination:: Newman & Cannon, 1996

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Philippines, Raja Amat, Sulawesi
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:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-11-09 13:30:19
Last edit:: 2025-03-15 16:38:29

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Phrikoceros katoi, Newman & Cannon, 1996

The background colour is a orange scattered with white small dots. The mantle margin is orange.This flatworm can be found on coral rubble and among Halimeda kanaloana beds.Phrikoceros katoi feeds on colonial ascidians.

Very similar are Phrikoceros baibaiye, Phrikoceros diadaleos und Phrikoceros galacticus.

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Polyclad Flatworm (Phrikoceros katoi), Jahir, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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