APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Marine flatworm
Species to identify
- dorsal view 1

Marine flatworm
Species to identify
- dorsal view 2

Marine flatworm
Species to identify
- dorsal view 3

Marine flatworm
Species to identify
- dorsal view 4

Small specimen, approx. 0.6mm in length, with one pair of small eyes. A single specimen of species was found after washing a plant of permanently submerged Saw wrack, Fucus serratus, in seawater. Specimen found at Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall. 19.07.15.

Sea lettuce, Ulva sp. and Ceramium were growing epiphytically on the piece of Saw wrack that was washed, so it is unknown if the flatworm came from one of those algae or not; or from the bryozoan Bowerbankia or many of the hydroids that covered the material.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.