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Turbellaria > Order Polycladida
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| Scintillating
flatworm Pseudoceros scintillatus Family Pseudocerotidae updated Feb 2020 Where seen? More often seen by divers. On the intertidal, this tiny flatworm is sometimes seen on our shores. Features: 1cm long. Body black with white ovals and blobs of various random sizes from large to smaller dots to tiny spots. The ovals have a brighter white outer edge. Body margin bright orange. Some of the smaller white ovals overlap on the orange margin. Has a pair of pseudotentacles made up of simple folds of the body edge. |
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