Bulaceros porcellanus Porcelain-Flatworm

Bulaceros porcellanus is commonly referred to as Porcelain-Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13692 

AphiaID:

878904 

Scientific:

Bulaceros porcellanus 

German:

Porzellan-Strudelwurm 

English:

Porcelain-Flatworm 

Category:

Plattmaskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Bulaceros (Genus) > porcellanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Newman & Cannon, 1996 

Occurrence:

Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,0cm - 2,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Bulaceros newcannorum
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Bulaceros porcellanus
  Porzellan-Strudelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-03-06 16:22:13 

Last edit:

2021-03-06 16:24:07 

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