Pseudoceros gamblei Flatworm

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

Tracey I Howley, Australia

Pseudoceros gamblei,Gold Coast QLD, Australia 2023

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lexID:: 17880
AphiaID:: 483967

Scientific:: Pseudoceros gamblei
German:: Strudelwurm
English:: Flatworm

Category:: Platelminti

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Pseudoceros (Genus) > gamblei (Species)
Initial determination:: Laidlaw, 1902

Occurrence:: Australia, India, Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea, Queensland (Australia)
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:: 3,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sea squirts
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-11-15 12:47:35
Last edit:: 2025-11-15 13:37:40

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Pseudoceros gamblei Laidlaw, 1902

Body color crem white with a purple mantle margin.

Diet: ascidians

Similar to Pseudoceros indicus (with broken marginal band).

Synonymised names
Dicteros gamblei (Laidlaw, 1902) · unaccepted

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Pseudoceros gamblei,Gold Coast QLD, Australia 2023

Pseudoceros gamblei,Tallebudgera Creek, Gold Coast QLD, Australia 2023

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