| Genus | Pseudoceros |
| Species | cf. scintillatus |
| Family | Pseudocerotidae |
| Order | Polycladida |
| Location | Andaman Sea, Burma (Myanmar) |
| Date | January 2003 |
| PHOTO © Copyright | Orhan Aytür,
Bilkent University at Ankara, Turkey
web site: http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~aytur/pg/ |
| Comments | Pseudoceros scintillatus is known to display an even velvety black background combined with an orange marginal band and numerous large irregularly sized yellow-green maculae, each macula encircled by white, the typical color pattern of P. scintillatus (Newman & Cannon, 1994). However, a significant variability in size and extension of maculae can be observed. Maculae can vary from a single and separate arrangement (see introductory page on "Species Variation and Diversity") to a highly dense or even confluent pattern. It remains to be shown, if this worm is a variant of P. scintillatus or if it resembles a similiar but genetically distinct species. |