Pseudobiceros
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Pseudobiceros is a genus of flatworm
s. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodite
s. This particular genus engages in penis fencing
. When the "winner" touches its penis to the 'skin' of the other, insemination occurs, and the "loser" has to bear the burden of motherhood.
Flatworm
The flatworms, known in scientific literature as Platyhelminthes or Plathelminthes are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrate animals...
s. Like all flatworms, Pseudobiceros are hermaphrodite
Hermaphrodite
In biology, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both male and female sexes.Many taxonomic groups of animals do not have separate sexes. In these groups, hermaphroditism is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which both...
s. This particular genus engages in penis fencing
Penis fencing
Penis fencing is a mating behavior engaged in by certain species of flatworm, such as Pseudobiceros hancockanus. Species which engage in the practice are hermaphroditic; each individual has both egg-producing ovaries and sperm-producing testes....
. 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
Species include:- Pseudobiceros bedfordiPseudobiceros bedfordiPseudobiceros bedfordi, is a species of flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae....
(Laidlaw, 1903) - Pseudobiceros cinereus (Palombi, 1931)
- Pseudobiceros evelinae (Marcus, 1950)
- Pseudobiceros ferrugineus (Hyman, 1959)
- Pseudobiceros flavomarginatus (Laidlaw, 1902)
- Pseudobiceros fulvogriseus (Hyman, 1959)
- Pseudobiceros gardinieri (Laidlaw, 1902)
- Pseudobiceros gloriosus
- Pseudobiceros hancockanusPseudobiceros hancockanusPseudobiceros hancockanus is a species of hermaphroditic flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae.-Description:According to the Baensch Marine Atlas, "P. hancockanus is intense blue to black with white and orange peripheral bands and a purple fringe. The two short cephalic antennaie are easily...
(Collingwood, 1876) - Pseudobiceros izuensis (Kato, 1944)
- Pseudobiceros micronesianus (Hyman, 1955)
- Pseudobiceros miniatus (Schmarda, 1859)
- Pseudobiceros nigromarginatus (Yeri & Kaburaki, 1918)
- Pseudobiceros philippinensis (Kaburaki, 1923)
- Pseudobiceros rubrocinctus (Schmarda, 1859)
- Pseudobiceros schmardae Faubel, 1984
- Pseudobiceros splendidus (Lang, 1884)
- Pseudobiceros strigosus (Marcus, 1950)
- Pseudobiceros undulatus (Kelaart, 1858)
- Pseudobiceros viridis (Kelaart, 1858)