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Laing Island flatworm
Pseudoceros laingensis
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Doreen · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Pseudoceros laingensis is a marine flatworm species that belongs to the Pseudocerotidae family.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pseudoceros laingensis”, 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: 14 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 28 records
- June: 23 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Doreen · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Austen Novis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Laing Island flatworm
Similar species
Racing Stripe FlatwormPseudoceros bifurcus
Sapphire FlatwormPseudoceros caeruleocinctus
Divided flatwormPseudoceros dimidiatus
Fuchsia FlatwormPseudoceros ferrugineus
Linda's flatwormPseudoceros 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).
- 34 open-data records from 2002 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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