Pseudobiceros
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| Pseudobiceros | |
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| Pseudobiceros gloriosus on Polycarpa aurata | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Pseudocerotidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobiceros |
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Pseudobiceros is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the 'skin' of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" has to bear the burden of motherhood.[1][2]
Species
According to WoRMS,[3] species include:
- Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw, 1903)
- Pseudobiceros cinereus (Palombi, 1931)
- Pseudobiceros evelinae (Marcus, 1950)
- Pseudobiceros ferrugineus (Hyman, 1959)
- Pseudobiceros flavomarginatus (Laidlaw, 1902)
- Pseudobiceros fulvogriseus (Hyman, 1959)
- Pseudobiceros gardinieri (Laidlaw, 1902)
- Pseudobiceros izuensis (Kato, 1944)
- Pseudobiceros micronesianus (Hyman, 1955)
- Pseudobiceros miniatus (Schmarda, 1859)
- Pseudobiceros nigromarginatus (Yeri & Kaburaki, 1918)
- Pseudobiceros philippinensis (Kaburaki, 1923)
- Pseudobiceros rubrocinctus (Schmarda, 1859)
- Pseudobiceros schmardae Faubel, 1984
- Pseudobiceros splendidus (Lang, 1884)
- Pseudobiceros strigosus (Marcus, 1950)
- Pseudobiceros undulatus (Kelaart, 1858)
- Pseudobiceros viridis (Kelaart, 1858)
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Pseudobiceros damawan.jpg
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Pseudobiceros fulgor, de nuit.jpg
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Pserudobiceros gloriosus (flatworm) on Polycarpa aurata (Seasquirt).jpg
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Pseudobiceros periculosus.JPG
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Pseudobiceros sapphirinus.jpg
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Pseudobiceros splendidus.jpg
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Pseudobiceros stellae.JPG
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Pseudobiceros damawan, de nuit.jpg
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Pseudobiceros uniarborensis.jpg
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Pseudobiceros sp. (Bumpy flatworm).jpg
Unidentified Pseudobiceros
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Pseudobiceros sp. (Mottled flatworm).jpg
Unidentified Pseudobiceros
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Pseudobiceros sp. Réunion.JPG
Unidentified Pseudobiceros
References
- ↑ Michiels, N.K., and L.J. Newman. (1998). Sex and violence in hermaphrodites. Nature 391:647.
- ↑ Hermaphrodites duel for manhood, Science News Online. Accessed 14 March 2009.
- ↑ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367782
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