Rafi Amar, Israel
Info
Pseudoceros sp.
Undescribed polyclad flatworm from Red Sea. Similar to Pseudoceros cf. dimidiatus and a Pseudoceros sp. from Indonesia (black, with orange Border and thin white medial stripe and thin white transverse lines).
Reproduction:
The whirlworm can reproduce both asexually and sexually. This species is hermaphroditic, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive organs. When two whirlworms reproduce, they fight to decide who will be fertilized and who will be the fertilizer. The winner gets to act as the male individual and fertilize the other.
Undescribed polyclad flatworm from Red Sea. Similar to Pseudoceros cf. dimidiatus and a Pseudoceros sp. from Indonesia (black, with orange Border and thin white medial stripe and thin white transverse lines).
Reproduction:
The whirlworm can reproduce both asexually and sexually. This species is hermaphroditic, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive organs. When two whirlworms reproduce, they fight to decide who will be fertilized and who will be the fertilizer. The winner gets to act as the male individual and fertilize the other.
