Sealife guideThe pink flatwormProstheceraeus roseus

Last updated on 04/17/2024 at 09:36 AM
The pink flatworm (Prostheceraeus roseus)
The pink flatworm (Prostheceraeus roseus)
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Pink flatworm
  • French name: Ver plat rose, planaire rose
  • Scientific name: Prostheceraeus roseus (Lang, 1884)
  • Family name: Euryleptidae
  • Order name: Polycladida
  • Class name: Turbellaria
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