Flatworms · Marine Life

Carpet flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii)

Carpet flatworm cruising at the bottom of a rock pool. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2023) – iNaturalist

Body pink with a frilly margin. Dorsal surface covered with pink to purple finger-like projections, which both camouflage the animal and increase the surface area available for oxygen exchange.

Between 20 and 30 mm in length.

Common under boulders near low tide.

Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (2007).

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