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| worms > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subgroup Acoela |
| Acoel
flatworms awaiting identification updated Oct 08 Where seen? These tiny flatworms are often seen on other animals, usually cnidarians such as hard corals of all kinds and corallimorphs. What are aceol flatworms? They belong to Phylum Platyhelminthes like the other larger flatworms, but to a different group called Acoela. Like flatworms, they are unsegmented worms. Features: 1cm long or less. Often circular in shape and brown, sometimes with a white stripe or short white line. The brown colour comes from the symbiotic algae in their bodies. |
 A hard coral thickly covered with acoel flatworms. Sisters Island, Jun 07 |
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Acoel flatworms on Singapore shores
 Tiny spotted acoel flatworms on hard coral. Sisters Island, Aug 08 |
References
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Sea Challengers. 314pp.|
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