DSC_19709 Pseudocerotid flatworm (Pseudoceros sp) on colonial ascidian, but may also be found under boulders and rubble at low tide.The flatworm feeds by extending their pharyngeal folds into colonial ascidians and sucking out the individual zooids. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour
DSC_9710 Pseudocerotid flatworm (Pseudoceros sp) on colonial ascidian, but may also be found under boulders and rubble at low tide.The flatworm feeds by extending their pharyngeal folds into colonial ascidians and sucking out the individual zooids. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour
DSC_3256 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 *