Thysanozoon nigropapillosum

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum
Thysanozoon nigropapillosum swimming in Manta Ray Bay, Yap
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Pseudocerotidae
Genus: Thysanozoon
Species: T. nigropapillosum
Binomial name
Thysanozoon nigropapillosum
(Hyman, 1959)
Synonyms
  • Acanthozoon nigropapillosum Hyman, 1959

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum is a species of polyclad flatworms belonging to the family Pseudocerotidae. Some common names include gold-speckled flatworm, marine flatworm, yellow papillae flatworm, yellow-spotted flatworm, and yellow-spotted polyclad flatworm.

Description

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum has a long body and broad shape. They grow up to 3 in (76 mm).[1] The dorsal surface is deep black and covered with numerous yellow-tipped papillae varying in size. The ventral surface is dark brown. The outer margin of the body is slightly wavy and bordered in opaque white. They have small, ear-like pseudotentacles in the middle of the anterior end.[2] They swim by propelling themselves through the water with a rhythmic undulating motion of the body.[1]

Distribution

This species is widespread in the Indo-Pacific.

Habitat

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum is quite common along the external reef.

References

  1. 1 2 Ocean. Dorling Kindersley. 2014. p. 272. ISBN 9781465436207.
  2. Wei-Ban Jie; Shih-Chieh Kuo; Hin-Kiu Mok (December 2014). "Re-description of Thysanozoon nigropapillosum (Polycladia: Pseudocerotidae) From The South China Sea, With Observations on a Novel Pre-Copulatory Structure, Sexual Behavior and Diet" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 62: 764–770.


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