Pseudobiceros gloriosus
| Pseudobiceros gloriosus | |
|---|---|
| Pseudobiceros gloriosus off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Pseudocerotidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobiceros |
| Species: | P. gloriosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobiceros gloriosus (Newman & Cannon, 1994) | |
Pseudobiceros gloriosus (common name: the Glorious flatworm) is a benthic marine flatworm species that belongs to the Pseudocerotidae family. It is typically found in the tropical Indo-Pacific, from Eastern Africa to Micronesia, in the top or slope of reefs. It can be up to 3 in. (7.6 cm.) in length, and feeds on a multitude of invertebrates as gastropods and small crustaceans by engulfing their prey whole.