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| worms > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Class Turbellaria > Order Polycladida |
| Blue-lined
flatworm Pseudoceros sp.* updated Nov 08 Where seen? This small white flatworm with blue lines is regularly encountered on many of our shores, on coral rubble near living reefs. Features: 2-4cm long. There is a pair of erect pseudotentacles at the front made up of folded edges of the body, although not always obvious. Grouped in this entry are flatworms with a generally bluish white or beige body with a bright blue margin and one blue stripe along the length of the body. The line ends with a little blue circle-dot near the head. In some the blue line along the middle of the body had yellow line in the centre. They don't ruffle the edges of their bodies as much as other flatworms do. It is possible that these are different species. |
 Pulau Semakau, Sep 05 |
 With a single solid line. Chek Jawa, May 03 |
 With a single yellow and blue line. Chek Jawa, Oct 03 |
 Little blue circle-dot at the head |
Blue-lined flatworms on Singapore shores
 Sisters Island, Aug 08  |
 Sentosa, May 08  |
 Pulau Sekudu, Apr 06  |
| blue-lined flatworm @ pulau hantu 17Apr2010 from BeachBum on Vimeo. |
more photos of blue-lined flatworms on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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Acknowledgement With grateful thanks to Leslie H. Harris of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for comments on this worm and its identification. References
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CSIRO Publishing. 97pp.|
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