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| worms > Phylum Nemertea |
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long ribbon worm Baseodiscus delineatus* Family Valenciniidae updated Oct 2019 Where seen? This amazingly long ribbon worm is sometimes seen in coral rubble areas on our Southern shores. Sometimes several are seen on the same visit! Features: About 40cm to more than 1m long. White to cream body, with five or more blue or black stripes along the entire length of the body. It is often seen oozing about, purposefully but not quickly. It never seems to be in a hurry and doesn't retract immediately into a hiding place even when a visitor splashes about near it. |
 Pulau Sudong, Dec 09 |
 Pulau Sudong, Dec 09 |
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*Tentative identification. Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Very long ribbon worms on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Sisters Island, May 09 Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his blog. |
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 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10 |
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| Terumbu Pempang
Laut, Apr 11 Ribbon worm from Loh Kok Sheng on Vimeo. |
| Terumbu Pempang
Tengah, Nov 18 |
| St John's Island, Jan 20 |
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