Thysanozoon nigropapillosum

  • Gold Dotted Flatworm
  • Vers plat à points jaunes
  • Platelminto de puntos amarillos
  • Plateliminta a punti dorati

Distribution

  • The tropical Pacific
  • The Red Sea
  • The Indian Ocean

Surrounding and environment

  • The animal lies on or is attached to sand
  • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
  • The species can be found between 1 and 25 Meters.
  • Rare species.
  • The species is generally isolated

General characteristics of the species

  • Length of the worm : 5 cm
  • The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.
  • Diet : - Tunicates
  • The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Relationship with humans

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