Polychoerus carmelensis Acoel Flatworm

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

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lexID:

18416 

AphiaID:

379968 

Scientific:

Polychoerus carmelensis 

German:

Carmel Strudelwurm, Acoel Strudelwurm 

English:

Acoel Flatworm 

Category:

Plattmaskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Not assigned (Class) > Acoela (Order) > Convolutidae (Family) > Polychoerus (Genus) > carmelensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Costello & Costello, 1938 

Occurrence:

California, Endemic species, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,1cm - 0,5cm) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Polychoerus carmelensis
  Carmel Strudelwurm, Acoel Strudelwurm
• Polychoerus caudatus
• Polychoerus ebenhochi
• 
  Polychoerus gordoni
  Acoel Strudelwurm
• Polychoerus parvus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-06-19 13:49:33 

Last edit:

2026-06-19 13:59:00 

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