Planar Spotted

Prostheceraeus moseleyi

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

A flat ribbon of a flatworm spotted across its body, this planar species glides over sponges, corals, algae and sea squirts in shallow water down to about 30 metres. It moves by rippling its thin edges in waves and is harmless to divers.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Platyhelminthes › Polycladida › Euryleptidae › Prostheceraeus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 483817.