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| Purple-spotted
yellow flatworm Pseudoceros laingensis Family Pseudocerotidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This delightfully spotted flatworm is sometimes seen on our Northern shores, among coral rubble. It seems to be seasonally common, with many of worms seen on one visit, and none later on. It is more active at night. Features: 4-6cm long. Pale yellow body with scattered purple spots. Some have very few spots on the body, in others, there are portions with spots and portions without. Along the body edge are purple spots close to one another. The margins are not usually highly ruffled. It has a pair of small pseudotentacles at the front made up of folded edges of the body. The flatworm is named after Laing Island in Papua New Guinea. |
 Chek Jawa, Jun 05  |
 Stretching out to try to reach a rock. |
 Changi, May 09 |
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Purple-spotted yellow flatworms on Singapore shores
 Chek Jawa, Jul 02 |
 Chek Jawa, May 03 |
 Changi, Jun 05 |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 05 |
 Beting Bronok, Jun 03 |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05 |
References
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CSIRO Publishing. 97pp.
. IKAN-Unterwasserachiv. 723pp.|
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