South Florida Reefs

Lined Flatworm

Prostheceraeus crozieri

Eleuthera, Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas

Juvenile

Lined Flatworm

Also known as: Crozier's Flatworm, Tiger Flatworm

Category: Flatworms

Scientific Name: Prostheceraeus crozieri

Synonyms: Pseudoceros crozieri, Cryptoceros crozeri, Maritigrella crozierae

Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)

Depth: 1-35 ft. (0-12 m)

Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Note: The juvenile lined flatworm has an orange fringe, which it will lose as an adult

Platyhelminthes (Phylum)

└Polycladida (Order)

└Euryleptidae (Family)

└Prostheceraeus (Genus)

Flatworms