| Pseudoceros dimidiatus | |
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| Divided Flatworm (Pseudoceros dimidiatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Pseudocerotidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoceros |
| Species: | P. dimidiatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoceros dimidiatus |
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Pseudoceros dimidiatus, or the Divided flatworm, is a species of flatworm in the genus Pseudoceros.
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The divided flatworm, although it is only one species, varies in color between individuals, however, all individuals of Pseudoceros dimidiatus have a black body with an orange margin. These bright colors serve as a warning for predators to not eat this species. The divided flatworm also grows to be up to 3 inches long (8 cm).
The divided flatworm lives in coral reefs in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean