species: Phrikoceros baibaiye in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Phrikoceros baibaiye


©Barbara Banks: Phrikoceros baibaiye 20 to 25 mm long found under coral rubble at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Rhabditophora
Order Polycladida
Family Pseudocerotidae
Genus Phrikoceros
Species Phrikoceros baibaiye

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

         

Distinguishing features

Orange with numerous tiny white spots on dorsal surface that finish abruptly to leave a bright orange margin.

Id based on Ryanskiy (2021). Very similar to photo from Bali, Indonesia labelled Phrikoceros sp 3 by Newman and Cannon (2003, p. 72).

Size

  • Up to 2.5 cm (length of photographed specimen)

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Distribution

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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.

Other references

  • Newman, L. and L.R.G. Cannon (1996). New genera of pseudocerotid flatworms (Platyhelminthes; Polycladida) from Australian and Papua New Guinean coral reefs, Journal of Natural History, 30: 1425-1441. LIRS catalog number LIRS 2211.