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Fuchsia flatworm

Scientific name: Pseudoceros ferrugineus

Size: About 1.8 inches

Color: Fuchsia or blue, orange and black

Distinguishing feature: Two pseudo tentacles formed by folds of the body, two bands on the periphery: orange, then very dark red. The dark red back is dotted with small white dots giving it a fuchsia color, sometimes blue.

Where did we see it: Mayotte, Raja Ampat

Fuchsia flatworm of Raja Ampat

Fuchsia flatworm

Scientific name: Pseudoceros ferrugineus

Size: About 1.8 inches

Color: Fuchsia or blue, orange and black

Distinguishing feature: Two pseudo tentacles formed by folds of the body, two bands on the periphery: orange, then very dark red. The dark red back is dotted with small white dots giving it a fuchsia color, sometimes blue.

Where did we see it: Mayotte, Raja Ampat

In detail

Flatworms can multiply by scissiparity: a fragment of their body can detach and develop to produce a true clone of the first.

It can not be too confused with other species, it is sometimes more fuchsia than blue, but is very different from other flatworms.

The different species of Platyhelminthes we have seen

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