Yungia aurantiaca

  • Orange flatworm
  • Orangener Plattwurm
  • Oranje platworm
  • Ver plat orange
  • Planaria anaranjada
  • Platelminta

Distribution

  • The temperate Atlantic
  • The Mediterranean

Surrounding and environment

  • The animal lies on or is attached to the reef
  • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
  • The species can be found between 0 and 25 Meters.
  • Rare species.
  • The species is generally isolated

General characteristics of the species

  • Length of the worm : 6 cm
  • The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.
  • The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest