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Flatworms (Platyhelminthes)

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Overview

Flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes) Flatworms are found in marine, freshwater, and even damp terrestrial environments. Most are free-living forms, but many are parasitic on other animals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatworm

28 species

Anisorhynchodemus guttatus (Speckled flatworm)

Anisorhynchodemus guttatus
Anisorhynchodemus guttatus
Anisorhynchodemus guttatus
Anisorhynchodemus guttatus
Anisorhynchodemus guttatus
Anisorhynchodemus guttatus

Anisorhynchodemus sp. (genus) (A flatworm)

Anisorhynchodemus sp. (genus)
Anisorhynchodemus sp. (genus)
Anisorhynchodemus sp. (genus)
Anisorhynchodemus sp. (genus)
Anisorhynchodemus sp. (genus)
Anisorhynchodemus sp. (genus)

Anzoplana trilineata (A Flatworm)

Anzoplana trilineata
Anzoplana trilineata
Anzoplana trilineata
Anzoplana trilineata
Anzoplana trilineata
Anzoplana trilineata

Artioposthia adelaidensis

Artioposthia adelaidensis
Artioposthia adelaidensis
Artioposthia adelaidensis
Artioposthia adelaidensis
Artioposthia adelaidensis
Artioposthia adelaidensis

Artioposthia howitti (Howitt's planarian)

Artioposthia howitti
Artioposthia howitti
Artioposthia howitti
Artioposthia howitti
Artioposthia howitti
Artioposthia howitti

Australopacifica graminicola (Brown-speckled planarian)

Australopacifica graminicola
Australopacifica graminicola
Australopacifica graminicola
Australopacifica graminicola
Australopacifica graminicola
Australopacifica graminicola

Australopacifica lucasi (A flatworm)

Australopacifica lucasi
Australopacifica lucasi
Australopacifica lucasi
Australopacifica lucasi
Australopacifica lucasi
Australopacifica lucasi

Australopacifica scaphoidea (Skiff planarian)

Australopacifica scaphoidea
Australopacifica scaphoidea
Australopacifica scaphoidea
Australopacifica scaphoidea
Australopacifica scaphoidea
Australopacifica scaphoidea

Australopacifica sp. (genus) (Flatworm)

Australopacifica sp. (genus)
Australopacifica sp. (genus)
Australopacifica sp. (genus)
Australopacifica sp. (genus)
Australopacifica sp. (genus)
Australopacifica sp. (genus)

Australopacifica subviridis (Greenish planarian)

Australopacifica subviridis
Australopacifica subviridis
Australopacifica subviridis
Australopacifica subviridis
Australopacifica subviridis
Australopacifica subviridis

Australoplana alba (A flatworm)

Australoplana alba
Australoplana alba
Australoplana alba
Australoplana alba
Australoplana alba
Australoplana alba

Australoplana minor (The Little planarian)

Australoplana minor
Australoplana minor
Australoplana minor
Australoplana minor
Australoplana minor
Australoplana minor

Bipalium kewense (Hammerhead flatworm)

Bipalium kewense
Bipalium kewense
Bipalium kewense
Bipalium kewense
Bipalium kewense
Bipalium kewense

Caenoplana bicolor (Two-tone Planarian)

Caenoplana bicolor
Caenoplana bicolor
Caenoplana bicolor
Caenoplana bicolor
Caenoplana bicolor
Caenoplana bicolor

Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm)

Caenoplana coerulea
Caenoplana coerulea
Caenoplana coerulea
Caenoplana coerulea
Caenoplana coerulea
Caenoplana coerulea

Caenoplana hillii (Hill's flatworm)

Caenoplana hillii
Caenoplana hillii
Caenoplana hillii
Caenoplana hillii

Caenoplana sulphurea (A Flatworm)

Caenoplana sulphurea
Caenoplana sulphurea
Caenoplana sulphurea
Caenoplana sulphurea
Caenoplana sulphurea
Caenoplana sulphurea

Caenoplanini (tribe) (A land planarian)

Caenoplanini (tribe)
Caenoplanini (tribe)

Dugesia sp. (Flatworms)

Fletchamia quinquelineata (Five-striped flatworm)

Fletchamia quinquelineata
Fletchamia quinquelineata
Fletchamia quinquelineata
Fletchamia quinquelineata
Fletchamia quinquelineata
Fletchamia quinquelineata

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