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| worms > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Class Turbellaria > Order Polycladida |
| Silt
flatworm awaiting identification* updated Jan 09 Where seen? Resembling mobile snot, this small flatworm is sometimes seen on soft silty shores, sometimes in large numbers. Features: 1.5-4cm. Pale shades matching the surrounding sand or silt, with tiny speckles. It moves very rapidly, oozing through little holes in the ground. In some a pair of tiny tentacles can be seen. Some were seen stretched out into a long narrow ribbon, others just little ovals. Grouped in this entry are flatworms of similar shape and size found in soft silty areas. It is possible that these are different species. . |
 Woodlands, Jul 08 |
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 Oozing through holes in the ground. |
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Silt flatworms on Singapore shores
 East Coast, Nov 08  |
 Pasir Ris Park, Jul 08  A pair of tentacles on the head. |
 Pasir Ris Park, Jul 08  |
 Pasir Ris Park, Jan 09 
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 Pasir Ris Park, Jan 09 
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 Sisters Island, Feb 10 
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 Pasir Ris Park, Jul 08 |
 A pair of worms entangled. |
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*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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