Glorious Flatworm (Pseudobiceros gloriosus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Glorious Flatworm (Pseudobiceros gloriosus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Glorious Flatworm

The Glorious Flatworm (Pseudobiceros gloriosus) is a black flatworm with a slim bright orange edge line. It occurs in tropical and sub-tropical seas from Eastern Africa to the Pacific Ocean.

Glorious Flatworm
Glorious Flatworm
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Glorious Flatworm Pseudobiceros gloriosus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes (Flat worms)
Class:
Rhabditophora (Flatworms)
Order: Polycladida (Flatworms)
Family: Pseudocerotidae (Pseudocerotidae)
Genus: Pseudobiceros (Pseudobiceros)
Species: Pseudobiceros gloriosus
Size
Average Size: 6 centimetres

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