Ferrus+Polyclad+Flatworm

=Ferrus Polyclad Flatworm =

__Location:__ (Indo-Pacific Ocean) mainly found in tropical coral reefs
==__Size: __ They are no more than a few millimeters thick. Their sizes range from less than one millimeter to over 30 centimeters. == ==__Description of Habitat: __these animals live in the water-filled spaces between grains of sand. == ==__Living Requirements:__ Specific molecules are released by food or a mating partner, which creates an odar, so smell is the major determinant of the worms behavior in  their natural habitat. They prfer to eat colonial and solitary ascidians, sponges, and bryozoans showing no regular specificity in their diet. == ==__Life Cycle: __They reproduce asexually by fission, which means they simply pull their bodies apart until they split into two. Then they fertilize the eggs in the cocoon with the sperm. While in the embryos, they feed and grow. After a few days of nourishment they hatch and are released. ==

__Male/Female Differences:__ Polyclads are hermaphroditic. They have both, male and female reproductive organs, producing both egg and sperm.
==__Interesting Facts:__ They are often mistaken for sea slugs because of their brilliant colour potterns. Most are not parasitic, and find their own food. There are 4,500 species in the Turbellarian class. == ==__Human Impact: __ They cause the second most devastating human diseases and kill food animals that humans like to eat like oysters. ==

__Zookeeper Rachel's Resources: __
==[|http__://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/Introduction02.html__] ==