Flatworms

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

I-Flatworms

Igama lezesayensi

Pseudocerotidae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufika ku-30cm, umyinge we-10cm.

Ukukhangeleka

I-Flethi, amaqabunga, imizimba epholileyo. Umgca wengubo unomda ovulekileyo. Amancinci amabini amancinci angasentla kwentloko. Umbala uhluka kwibala elibomvu, elimpunga kunye neluhlaza okwenzela i-orenji kunye nomnyama. Abanye banamacwecwe afana nomnwe emzimbeni.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Intsapho yePseudocerotidae iquka ukukhupha kwiintsholongwane kunye neempompo. Ihamba ngokukhawuleza. Isebenzisa iinwele ezifanelekileyo okanye izihlangu zomsila ukuze uhlalise elwandle. iSebenzisa i-proboscis ukubamba ixhoba. Umgubo uphela ngokungahambi kakuhle. Umzimba uphelele kwaye usetyenziselwa ukutshintshwa kwe-oxygen. I-Hermaprodites (inokusebenza njengabesilisa okanye ibhinqa). Umnqamlezo uqine kwaye ubeke imicu yamaqanda.

Ukutya

Ukutya ii-crustaceans ezincinci, iimbungu kunye ne-molluscs.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Candy-striped flatworm - Prostheceraeus vittatus
Yellowspot flatworm - Thysanozoon nigropapillosum
Splendid flatworm - Pseudobiceros splendidus