species: Phrikoceros sp. 2 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Phrikoceros sp. 2


©Barbara Banks: Phrikoceros sp. 2 at Lizard Island.

©Barbara Banks: Phrikoceros sp. 2 at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group. About 3 cm.

©Barbara Banks: Phrikoceros sp. 2 at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Rhabditophora
Order Polycladida
Family Pseudocerotidae
Genus Phrikoceros
Species Phrikoceros sp. 2

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

An orange/brown flatworm with white pseudotentacles and scattered, tiny white spots on the dorsal surface.

This is similar to photographs listed as Phrikoceros sp. 1 from Heron Island, Qld., by Newman and Cannon (2003, p. 72) and by Ryanskyi (2021, p. 19) from Hawaii but the distribution of white spots differs.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Newman, L.J. and L.R.G. Cannon (2003). Marine flatworms: The world of polyclads CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic.
  • Ryanskiy, A. (2021). Marine Flatworms of the Tropical Indo-Pacific. Reef Id Books.