New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3308 Speckled flatworm (Stylochoplana sp.) on brown seaweed. A transparent, tapering flatworm which swims in an undulating fashion when lifted off the substrate. Often on fine or silty sand, on semi-protected shores. Widespread through the Indo-Pacific. Maitai Bay, Karikari Peninsula *

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DSC_3308 Speckled flatworm (Stylochoplana sp.) on brown seaweed. A transparent, tapering flatworm which swims in an undulating fashion when lifted off the substrate. Often on fine or silty sand, on semi-protected shores. Widespread through the Indo-Pacific. Maitai Bay, Karikari Peninsula *

DSC 3308 Speckled Flatworm Stylochoplana Leptoplana brunnea Planocera Maitai Bay Karikari Peninsula