Pseudobiceros fulgor information

Pseudobiceros fulgor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Family:	Pseudocerotidae
Genus:	Pseudobiceros
Species:	P. fulgor
Binomial name
	Pseudobiceros fulgor; Newman & Cannon, 1994

Pseudobiceros fulgor,^[1] also known the lightning worm, is a species of marine flatworm from the family Pseudocerotidae and belongs to the class Turbellaria.^[2] These flatworms are commonly found in the tropics of the Indo-Pacific region.^[3] They can be found in shallow coral reef environments.

Pseudobiceros fulgor like all flatworms, are triploblastic, meaning 3 germ layers present during development.^[4] These organisms are also acoelomate, lacking a body cavity between their gut and body wall. Pseudobiceros fulgor are bilaterally symmetrical, this helps to aid in their movement and navigation in their environment. During embryonic development stages they undergo mostly spiral cleavage. This influences the organization of their cells during development.^{[citation needed]}

^ Dixit, Sudhanshu; Manjebrayakath, Hashim; Saravanane, Narayanane (March 2021). "Two new Pseudoceros (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae) from Agatti Island, India and a species checklist from Indian waters". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 101 (2): 253–263. doi:10.1017/S0025315421000151. S2CID 233691686.
^ Rieger, Reinhard M. (1998). "100 Years of Research on 'Turbellaria'". Hydrobiologia. 383 (1/3): 1–27. doi:10.1023/A:1003423025252. S2CID 28860294.
^ Bahia, Juliana; Schrödl, Michael (29 March 2016). "Pseudobiceros wirtzi sp. nov. (Polycladida: Cotylea) from Senegal with revision of valid species of the genus". Zootaxa. 4097 (1): 101–117. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.5. PMID 27394527.
^ Cannon, Lester Robert Glen; Francis, Steven (1986). Turbellaria of the World: A Guide to Families & Genera. Queensland Museum. ISBN 978-0-7242-1631-4.^{[page needed]}

[1] Dixit, Sudhanshu; Manjebrayakath, Hashim; Saravanane, Narayanane (March 2021). "Two new Pseudoceros (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae) from Agatti Island, India and a species checklist from Indian waters". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 101 (2): 253–263. doi:10.1017/S0025315421000151. S2CID 233691686.

[2] Rieger, Reinhard M. (1998). "100 Years of Research on 'Turbellaria'". Hydrobiologia. 383 (1/3): 1–27. doi:10.1023/A:1003423025252. S2CID 28860294.

[3] Bahia, Juliana; Schrödl, Michael (29 March 2016). "Pseudobiceros wirtzi sp. nov. (Polycladida: Cotylea) from Senegal with revision of valid species of the genus". Zootaxa. 4097 (1): 101–117. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.5. PMID 27394527.

[4] Cannon, Lester Robert Glen; Francis, Steven (1986). Turbellaria of the World: A Guide to Families & Genera. Queensland Museum. ISBN 978-0-7242-1631-4.^{[page needed]}