Pseudobiceros hymanae Hymans Flatworm

Pseudobiceros hymanae is commonly referred to as Hymans Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Pseudobiceros hymanae, 80mm, Anilao

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lexID:: 17346
AphiaID:: 878956

Scientific:: Pseudobiceros hymanae
German:: Hymans Strudelwurm
English:: Hymans Flatworm

Category:: Platelminti

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudobiceros (Genus) > hymanae (Species)
Initial determination:: Newman & Cannon, 1997

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anilao, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Mannar , Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Réunion , Singapore, South-Africa
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 - 12 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Reef combs, Reef ridges, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.57" - 3.15" (4,5cm - 8cm)
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