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… Continue reading Carpet flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii)
Tag: Platyhelminthes
Tentacled flatworm (Planocera gilchristi)
Two tentacled flatworms on the underside of a rock. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2021) - iNaturalist Also referred to as Gilchrist's flatworm or the spotted flatworm. Body broadly oval, both ends being similarly rounded. Margin of the body 'frilly' (strongly folded) but dorsal surface smooth. Fairly firm consistency and very little transparent. Mottled brown… Continue reading Tentacled flatworm (Planocera gilchristi)
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