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Waminoa sp.07 Acoel Flatworm

Waminoa sp.07is commonly referred to as Acoel Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Waminoa sp.07

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lexID:
13510 
AphiaID:
379832 
Scientific:
Waminoa sp.07 
German:
Korallenstrudelwurm 
English:
Acoel Flatworm 
Category:
Flatworms 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Acoela (Order) > Convolutidae (Family) > Waminoa (Genus) > sp.07 (Species) 
Initial determination:
Winsor, 1990 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Philippines 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Mucus, No reliable information available, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-11-05 17:11:25 

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Waminoa sp.

The photographs shows Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp.) onthe Bubble Coral Plerogyra sinuosa. Acoel flatworms can reach plague proportions in an aquarium, but the most of the flatworms causing no harm to corals. When in small numbers, they do not appear to harm their host.

Acoel flatworms are primitive animals, they actually lack a body cavity and a gut.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Acoelomorpha (Subphylum) > Acoela (Order) > Convolutidae (Family) > Waminoa (Genus)

External links

  1. livingoceansfoundation (en). Abgerufen am 05.11.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 05.11.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 01.01.2021.

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Flatworms (5mm) on Crown-of-thorns starfish, Anilao 2019
Waminoa sp.07
Waminoa sp.07
Waminoa sp.07
Waminoa species acoel flatworm Puerto Galera, Philippines IMG_5671 med res

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