Thysanozoon brocchii

  • Papillose flatworm
  • Zottenplanarie
  • Ver plat à papilles
  • Gusano plano de brocchii

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 1 and 80 Meters.
  • Uncommon Species
  • The species is generally isolated

General characteristics of the species

  • Length of the worm : 0.5 cm
  • The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.
  • Diet : Bryozoan - Sponges
  • The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Relationship with humans

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