species: Pseudobiceros splendidus in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Pseudobiceros splendidus


©Alexander Semenov: Pseudobiceros splendidus found in water column at night, Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island (lab photo, AM W.45014)

©Barbara Banks: Pseudobiceros splendidus about 3.5 cm long at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Order Polycladida
Family Pseudocerotidae
Genus Pseudobiceros
Species Pseudobiceros splendidus

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Distinguishing features

Dark brown to black with a tan border set in from darker margin.

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (Length)

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Distribution

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References

  • Marquina, D., Aguado, M. T. and C. Norena (2015). New records of Cotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelmenthes) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with remarks on the distribution of the Pseudoceros Lang, 1884 and Pseudobiceros Faubel, 1984 species of the Indo-Pacific Marine Region, Zootaxa, 4019 (1): 354-377. LIRS catalog number 1922.