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Persian Carpet Flatworm
Pseudobiceros bedfordi
- Usual depth1–3 m
- Water temperature13–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pseudobiceros bedfordi is a species of flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pseudobiceros bedfordi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Persian Carpet Flatworm
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Tapis persan
- Japanese
- ナンカイニセツノヒラムシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 貝氏雙孔扁蟲
Other scientific names: Pseudobiceros micronesianus, Pseudoceros bedfordi, Pseudoceros micronesianus
Similar species
- Flowers' Flatworm
Pseudobiceros flowersi
- Lightning Flatworm
Pseudobiceros fulgor
- Hancock's Flatworm
Pseudobiceros hancockanus
- Racing Stripe Flatworm
Pseudoceros bifurcus
- Sapphire Flatworm
Pseudoceros caeruleocinctus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 210 open-data records from 1973 to 2026.
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