Thysanozoon sp.
Also known as: Acanthozoon sp.
This is not nudibranch or sea slug
Photographed by: Lorenzo de Ponti
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Suborder: | Cotylea |
| Family: | Pseudocerotidae |
| Species: | Thysanozoon sp. |
Comment from Scott Johnson on photo #31434
Pretty little beast. I think it looks like a Thysanozoon flatworm, but can't be sure.Comment from Scott Johnson on photo #14557
I've seen this in the Marshalls. It is a flatworm, probably a species of Thysanozoon.Comment from Marian Litvaitis on photo #2526
It looks like they're either a species of Acanthozoon or of Thysanozoon. The exact genus can only be determined by checking how many male pores there are on the ventral side. Both of these genera are characterized by papillate dorsal surfaces which are evident in these two picts.Comment from Marian Litvaitis on photo #2258
It looks like they're either a species of Acanthozoon or of Thysanozoon. The exact genus can only be determined by checking how many male pores there are on the ventral side. Both of these genera are characterized by papillate dorsal surfaces which are evident in these two picts.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (9) Jan, Feb, May, Aug, Nov, Dec
- Bunaken (8) Mar, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Lembeh (7) Jan, Apr, Jun, Jul, Oct, Nov
- Wakatobi (6) Apr
- North Sulawesi (5) Mar, Apr, Jul
- Manado (4) Mar, Aug, Oct, Nov
- Raja Ampat (4) Oct, Nov
- Ambon (3) Oct, Nov
- Lampung (3) Mar
- Sangihe (2) Apr
- Komodo (2) Jan, Dec
- Halmahera (1) Jun
- Sangalaki (1) May
- Maratua (1) Aug
- Alor (1) Sep
- Gorontalo (1) Sep
- Siladen (1) Jun
- Philippines
- Egypt
- Marsa Alam (6) Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Aug, Dec
- Sharm el-Sheikh (4) Apr, May
- Egypt (3) Jun, Oct
- Kenya
- Nthn. Mariana Islands
- Saipan (3) Jul, Oct
- Palau
- Palau (3) Mar, Jun
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Maldives (2) Aug, Dec
- Australia
- Nelson Bay (2) Feb
- New South Wales (2) Jan, Dec
- Thailand
- Vanuatu
- Vanuatu (1) Mar
- Micronesia
- Kosrae (1) May
- South Africa
- Port Elizabeth (1) Jun
- Fiji
- Fiji (1) Sep
- PNG
- Tufi (1) Apr
- Taiwan
- Secret Garden (1) Jun
- Long Dong (1) Aug
- Saudi Arabia
- Jeddah (1) Feb
- Solomon Islands
- Solomon Islands (1) Oct
- Cambodia
- Sihanoukville (1) Aug
- India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1) Jul
