Hoploplana villosa Flatworm

Hoploplana villosa is commonly referred to as Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17358 

AphiaID:

142826 

Scientific:

Hoploplana villosa 

German:

Strudelwurm 

English:

Flatworm 

Category:

Plattmaskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Hoploplanidae (Family) > Hoploplana (Genus) > villosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lang, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

European Coasts, France, Japan, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Sea squirts 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Hoploplana californica
• Hoploplana grubei
• Hoploplana inquilina

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hoploplana villosa
  Strudelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-04-10 15:46:38 

Last edit:

2025-04-12 20:15:00 

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