Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira
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Pseudobiceros wirtzi Bahia & Schroedl, 2016
The flatworm is named after Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, who provided the material and has contributed with numerous marine invertebrate field guides over the years.
Diagnosis.
Black to very dark brown background colour. Narrow yellow lines, some of them partly white, mostly on their tips. Thin lines scattered on dorsal surface- body rounded, delicate constitution, ruffled margin. With cerebral eyespots and pseudotentacles.
Reproduction:
The whirlworm can reproduce both asexually and sexually. This species is hermaphroditic, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive organs. When two whirlworms reproduce, they fight to decide who will be fertilized and who will be the fertilizer. The winner gets to act as the male individual and fertilize the other.
The flatworm is named after Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, who provided the material and has contributed with numerous marine invertebrate field guides over the years.
Diagnosis.
Black to very dark brown background colour. Narrow yellow lines, some of them partly white, mostly on their tips. Thin lines scattered on dorsal surface- body rounded, delicate constitution, ruffled margin. With cerebral eyespots and pseudotentacles.
Reproduction:
The whirlworm can reproduce both asexually and sexually. This species is hermaphroditic, meaning that it has both male and female reproductive organs. When two whirlworms reproduce, they fight to decide who will be fertilized and who will be the fertilizer. The winner gets to act as the male individual and fertilize the other.
