Leopard+Flatworm

﻿Leopard Flatworm - //Psuedoceros pardalis// **__﻿Phylum:__** Platyhelimenthes **__Class:__** Turbellaria

**__Location:__** Carribean, Bahamas, and Florida 

**__Size:__** They usually get up to 1 or 2 inches

**__Habitat:__** Tropical, and subtropical waters, 15 - 75 feet deep.

__**Living Requirements:**__ They feed off of injured animals, dead animals, bryozoans, and soft corals.

**__Life Cycle:__** The males reproductive system is based on their coloration, and color pattern. So the female is more attracted to the male with the most and biggest spots.

__**Male and Female Differences:**__ Most flatworms are hermaphrodites. Which means containg male and female reproductive structures. This also means they are able to self-fertilize. Some of them have structures that prevent self-fertilization normally just in the parasitic varieties.

__**Interesting Facts:**__ They don't have eyes. They get rid of waste using a specialized cell called the "flame cells". They have no respiratory or circulatory systems, but they do have a brain.

Zookeeper: Ashley Veilleux References: [] [|http://pioneerunion.ca.schoolwebpages.com] []