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| worms > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Class Turbellaria > Order Polycladida |
| Olive
flatworm Pseudobiceros sp. 5* updated Jun 09 Where seen? Many of this large greenish brown flatworm are sometimes seen at night, among seaweeds growing on coral rubble or crawling on the bottom. Features: 8-10cm. Body often with a thick ridge along the centre length of the body. Colours mottled brown or dark-green with white dots forming irregular bars along the body edges. A fine black and white edge along the body edge which is usually held highly ruffled when the worm is in the water. The underside is pale and plain. It has a pair of erect pseudotentacles on the front of the worm made up of folded edges of the body. It can swim by undulating its body edges. |
 Tanah Merah, May 09 |
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Olive flatworms on Singapore shores
 Tanah Merah, Jul 09 |
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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