Mangrove Flatworm
Meixneria furva
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A flatworm of intertidal mangroves, it lives within the mud mounds built by mud lobsters and shelters beneath dead logs. Its egg masses form intricate lacelike sheets laid on the mud.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Platyhelminthes › Polycladida › Callioplanidae › Meixneria
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 483616.
FAQ
- Is the Mangrove Flatworm dangerous to divers?
- The Mangrove Flatworm is harmless to divers.