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Divided flatworm
Pseudoceros dimidiatus
- Usual depth9–16 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Pseudoceros dimidiatus, the divided flatworm or tiger flatworm, is a species of flatworm in the genus Pseudoceros, belonging to the family Pseudocerotidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pseudoceros dimidiatus”, 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: 6 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–16 m · Deepest record: 16 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Divided flatworm, Symmetrical flatworm, Tiger flatworm, divided flatworm, symmetrical flatworm, tiger flatworm
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Symmetrischer Strudelwurm, Tiger-Plattwurm
- French
- Ver plat tigre
Similar species
- Racing Stripe Flatworm
Pseudoceros bifurcus
- Sapphire Flatworm
Pseudoceros caeruleocinctus
- Fuchsia Flatworm
Pseudoceros ferrugineus
- Laing Island flatworm
Pseudoceros laingensis
- Linda's flatworm
Pseudoceros lindae
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).
- 78 open-data records from 1977 to 2023.
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