Thysanozoon brocchii Lobed Flatworm, Whitecross Flatworm, Carpet Flatworm

Thysanozoon brocchii is commonly referred to as Lobed Flatworm, Whitecross Flatworm, Carpet Flatworm . Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6386 

AphiaID:

142847 

Scientific:

Thysanozoon brocchii 

German:

Zottenplanarie 

English:

Lobed Flatworm, Whitecross Flatworm, Carpet Flatworm  

Category:

Plattmaskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Pseudocerotidae (Family) > Thysanozoon (Genus) > brocchii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Risso, ), 1818 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, New Zealand, South-Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0.79" - 3.15" (2cm - 8cm) 

Temperature:

41 °F - 77 °F (5°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Zoobenthos 

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:

• 
  Thysanozoon brocchii
  Zottenplanarie
• Thysanozoon californicum
• Thysanozoon nigrum
• Thysanozoon sandiegense

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Thysanozoon flavotuberculatum
  Gelbpunkt-Strudelwurm - Goldwarzen-Plattwurm
• 
  Thysanozoon nigropapillosum
  Gold-Gepunkteter Strudelwum, Gelbpunkt-Strudelwurm
• 
  Thysanozoon sandiegiense
  San Diego Strudelwurm
• 
  Thysanozoon sp.01
  Plattwurm
• 
  Thysanozoon sp.02
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Thysanozoon sp.03
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Thysanozoon sp.04
  Strudelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-09 16:08:16 

Last edit:

2022-09-24 16:59:33 

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