Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pseudobiceros splendidus
platelminto, flatworm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Polycladida
Suborder
Cotylea
Family
Pseudocerotidae
Genus
Pseudobiceros
Species
splendidus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pseudoceros splendidus (Lang, 1884), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Hyman, L.H. (1953) Some polyclad flatworms from the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 15(2): 183-210.
- Plehn, M. (1896) Neue Polycladen, gesammelt von Herrn Kapitän Chierchia bei der Erdumschiffung der Korvette Vettor Pisani, von Herrn Prof. Dr. Kükenthal im nördlichen Eismeer und von Herrn Prof. Dr. Semon in Java. Jenaische Zeitschr. f. Naturw. 30: 137-176.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pseudobiceros splendidus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12624. Accessed 1 November 2026.