Prosthiostomum sp.01 flatworm

Prosthiostomum sp.01 is commonly referred to as flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8541 

AphiaID:

142239 

Scientific:

Prosthiostomum sp.01 

German:

Strudelwurm 

English:

Flatworm 

Category:

Plattmaskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Polycladida (Order) > Prosthiostomidae (Family) > Prosthiostomum (Genus) > sp.01 (Species) 

Initial determination:

Quatrefages, 1845 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 2.76" (7 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, No reliable information available, Predatory 

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:

• Prosthiostomum arctum
• Prosthiostomum elongatum
• Prosthiostomum gracile
• Prosthiostomum latocelis
• Prosthiostomum siphunculus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Prosthiostomum acroporae
  Acropora Strudelwurm AEFW
• 
  Prosthiostomum huidongense
  Huidong Strudelwurm
• 
  Prosthiostomum sp.01
  Strudelwurm
• 
  Prosthiostomum trilineatum
  Drei-Linien Strudelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-07-03 20:44:32 

Last edit:

2025-11-19 20:11:58 

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