''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of
flatworm
Platyhelminthes (from the Greek language, Greek πλατύ, ''platy'', meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), ''helminth-'', meaning "worm") is a Phylum (biology), phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, Segmentation (biology), ...
s. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are
hermaphrodite
A hermaphrodite () is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic.
The individuals of many ...
s. This particular genus engages in
penis fencing
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Penis fencing is a mating behavior engaged in by many species of flatworm, such as '' Pseudobiceros hancockanus''. Species which engage in the practice are hermaphroditic; each individual has both egg-producing ovaries and sperm-produci ...
. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" has to bear the burden of motherhood.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Pseudobiceros'':
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Pseudobiceros apricus''
Newman & Cannon, 1994
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Pseudobiceros bajae
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
(Hyman
Hyman is the surname of:
* Alan Hyman (1910–1999), author and screenwriter
* Albert Hyman (1893–1972), co-inventor of the artificial pacemaker
* Anthony Hyman (disambiguation), several people
* Ben Zion Hyman (1891–1984), Canadian-Jewish ...
, 1953)
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Pseudobiceros bedfordi
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodite
A hermaphrodite () is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are either ...
''
(Laidlaw
Laidlaw (), organized as Laidlaw International, Inc. (with corporate headquarters in Naperville, Illinois) was the largest provider of intercity bus services, contract public transit and paratransit, and contract school bus service in both t ...
, 1903)
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Pseudobiceros brogani
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Newman & Cannon, 1997
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Pseudobiceros caribbensis''
Bolanos, Quiroga & Litvaitis, 2007
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Pseudobiceros cinereus''
(Palombi, 1931)
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Pseudobiceros damawan''
Newman & Cannon, 1994
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Pseudobiceros dendriticus''
(Prudhoe, 1989)
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Pseudobiceros flavocanthus
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Newman & Cannon, 1994
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Pseudobiceros flavolineatus
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
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(Prudhoe, 1989)
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Pseudobiceros flowersi
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Newman & Cannon, 1997
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Pseudobiceros fulgor''
Newman & Cannon, 1994
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Pseudobiceros fulvogriseus''
(Hyman
Hyman is the surname of:
* Alan Hyman (1910–1999), author and screenwriter
* Albert Hyman (1893–1972), co-inventor of the artificial pacemaker
* Anthony Hyman (disambiguation), several people
* Ben Zion Hyman (1891–1984), Canadian-Jewish ...
, 1959)
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Pseudobiceros gardinieri
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
(Laidlaw
Laidlaw (), organized as Laidlaw International, Inc. (with corporate headquarters in Naperville, Illinois) was the largest provider of intercity bus services, contract public transit and paratransit, and contract school bus service in both t ...
, 1902)
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Pseudobiceros gloriosus
''Pseudobiceros gloriosus'' (common name: the Glorious flatworm) is a benthic marine Polycladida, flatworm species that belongs to the Pseudocerotidae family. It is typically found in the tropical Indo-Pacific, from Eastern Africa to Micronesia, ...
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(Newman & Cannon, 1994)
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Pseudobiceros gratus
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
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(Kato, 1937)
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Pseudobiceros hancockanus
''Pseudobiceros hancockanus'' is a species of hermaphroditic marine flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae. It is also known as Hancock's flatworm.
Description
According to the ''Baensch Marine Atlas,'' "''P. hancockanus'' is intense blue to b ...
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( Collingwood, 1876)
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Pseudobiceros hymanae
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
(Newman & Cannon, 1997)
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Pseudobiceros izuensis
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
(Kato, 1944)
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Pseudobiceros kryptos
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Newman & Cannon, 1997
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Pseudobiceros mikros
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Newman & Cannon, 1997
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Pseudobiceros miniatus
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
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( Schmarda, 1859)
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Pseudobiceros murinus
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Newman & Cannon, 1997
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Pseudobiceros nigromarginatus''
(Yeri & Kaburaki, 1918)
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Pseudobiceros pardalis''
(Verrill, 1900)
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Pseudobiceros philippinensis
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
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(Kaburaki, 1923)
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Pseudobiceros principensis''
Pérez-García, Herrero-Barrencua, Noreña & Cervera, 2020
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Pseudobiceros rubrocinctus
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
( Schmarda, 1859)
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Pseudobiceros schmardae''
Faubel, 1984
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Pseudobiceros sharroni''
Newman & Cannon, 1997
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Pseudobiceros splendidus''
(Lang, 1884)
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Pseudobiceros stellae''
Newman & Cannon, 1994
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Pseudobiceros undulatus''
(Kelaart, 1858)
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Pseudobiceros uniarborensis
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Newman & Cannon, 1994
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Pseudobiceros viridis
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
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(Kelaart, 1858)
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Pseudobiceros wirtzi''
Bahia & Schroedl, 2016
Image:Pseudobiceros bedfordi.jpg, ''Pseudobiceros bedfordi
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodite
A hermaphrodite () is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are either ...
''
Image:Pseudobiceros damawan.jpg, '' Pseudobiceros damawan''
Image:Pseudobiceros fulgor, de nuit.jpg, '' Pseudobiceros fulgor''
Image:Pserudobiceros gloriosus (flatworm) on Polycarpa aurata (Seasquirt).jpg, ''Pseudobiceros gloriosus
''Pseudobiceros gloriosus'' (common name: the Glorious flatworm) is a benthic marine Polycladida, flatworm species that belongs to the Pseudocerotidae family. It is typically found in the tropical Indo-Pacific, from Eastern Africa to Micronesia, ...
''
Image:Pseudobiceros hancockanus.jpg, ''Pseudobiceros hancockanus
''Pseudobiceros hancockanus'' is a species of hermaphroditic marine flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae. It is also known as Hancock's flatworm.
Description
According to the ''Baensch Marine Atlas,'' "''P. hancockanus'' is intense blue to b ...
''
Image:Pseudobiceros splendidus.jpg, '' Pseudobiceros splendidus''
Image:Pseudobiceros stellae.JPG , '' Pseudobiceros stellae''
Image:Pseudobiceros damawan, de nuit.jpg, '' Pseudobiceros damawan''
Image:Pseudobiceros uniarborensis.jpg, ''Pseudobiceros uniarborensis
''Pseudobiceros'' is a genus of flatworms. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodites. This particular genus engages in penis fencing. When the "winner" touches its penis to the "skin" of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" ...
''
Image:Pseudobiceros sp. (Bumpy flatworm).jpg, Unidentified ''Pseudobiceros''
Image:Pseudobiceros sp. (Mottled flatworm).jpg, Unidentified ''Pseudobiceros''
Image:Pseudobiceros sp. Réunion.JPG, Unidentified ''Pseudobiceros''
References
External links
PBS website with video of ''Pseudobiceros hancockanus'' penis-fencing
Turbellaria genera
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