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Hancock's Flatworm
Pseudobiceros hancockanus
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Pseudobiceros hancockanus is a species of hermaphroditic marine flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae. It is also known as Hancock's flatworm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pseudobiceros hancockanus”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Hancock's Flatworm
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Ver plat de Hancock, Ver plat de One Tree
- Simplified Chinese
- 漢氏偽角扁蟲
Other scientific names: Proceros hancockanus, Prostheceraeus hancockanus, Pseudobiceros uniarborensis, Pseudoceros hancockanus, Pseudoceros malayensis, Stylochopsis malayensis
Similar species
- Persian Carpet Flatworm
Pseudobiceros bedfordi
- Flowers' Flatworm
Pseudobiceros flowersi
- Lightning Flatworm
Pseudobiceros fulgor
- 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).
- 60 open-data records from 1974 to 2019.
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