DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Brilliant Flatworm
Pseudoceros scintillatus
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brilliant Flatworm
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Ver plat étincellant
- Simplified Chinese
- 彩艷偽角扁蟲
Similar species
- Racing Stripe Flatworm
Pseudoceros bifurcus
- Sapphire Flatworm
Pseudoceros caeruleocinctus
- Divided flatworm
Pseudoceros dimidiatus
- Fuchsia Flatworm
Pseudoceros ferrugineus
- Laing Island flatworm
Pseudoceros laingensis
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 43 open-data records from 2002 to 2012.
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