Pericelis cata Cata Flatworm

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

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Pericelis cata,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2022

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lexID:: 18333
AphiaID:: 483911

Scientific:: Pericelis cata
German:: Cata Strudelwurm
English:: Cata Flatworm

Category:: Plattmaskar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pericelidae (Family) > Pericelis (Genus) > cata (Species)
Initial determination:: Marcus & Marcus, 1968

Occurrence:: Azores, Brazil, Columbia, Curacao, Gulf of Mexico, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 1 - 7 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks
Size:: 0.79" - 2.36" (2,5cm - 6,0cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Invertebrates, No reliable information available, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown