2020年1月20日 · Scuba diver instructor Gregor Irvine, 27, from Essex, was exploring the Lembeh Strait in Indonesia, a spot famous for its rich marine life, when he encountered the stunning creature. Gregor was...

2014年1月19日 · A marine flatworm lifts off the coral reef and swims in mid-water. Watch how it alters the movement of its marginal ruffling to adjust its orientation and de...

2018年3月9日 · Marine Platyhelminthes or Marine Flatworms as they are commonly known are often extremely colorful creatures. The brightly colored species are easy to spot while diving and if one is lucky, one can see them swimming as in the image below and the video further below in …

2014年8月27日 · Marine flatworms live in all of the world’s oceans, but are most common in tropical climates, and under volcanic zones. You will find them on the ocean floor, often underneath boulders and rocks, moving along quickly using tiny hair-like bristles called cilia. If disturbed, the flatworm will create waves with their body to swim away.

2017年9月4日 · Flatworms are very small, most of them between 10 – 50mm in length, and usually less than 1mm thick – making them extremely delicate. Being so flat they are very mobile and can squeeze into many crevices, making them hard to spot. Occasionally they can be found swimming, very inefficiently, by undulating the edges of their flat bodies.

2023年9月11日 · Marine flatworms (800 known species) occur across the world, in cool temperate waters and in the warmer tropics. They inhabit deep seas, tidepools, coral reefs, mudflats, and other marine habitats. You are most likely to stumble upon a marine flatworm during an intertidal walk or while snorkelling or diving in a coral reef.

2020年1月28日 · Flatworms are soft-bodied invertebrates that are found pretty much anywhere there is moisture. With no body cavity or specialised respiratory or circulatory organs, flatworms rely on diffusion...

2017年5月1日 · Have you ever seen a swimming flatworm? These colorful animals can be found moving swiftly across the reef, but to catch one in open water is the real treat. Flatworms are soft-bodied invertebrates which propel themselves through the water with a …

2014年1月20日 · A Marine flatworm (Pseudobiceros sp.) lifts off the coral reef and swims in mid-water. Watch how it alters the movement of its marginal ruffling to adjust its orientation and depth! Locomotion of the marine flatworm consists of waves of extension and contraction on either side of the body, a pattern known as ditaxic locomotion (This means its ...

Flatworm swimming A varied collection of free-living polyclad flat worms taken in dredge hauls or removed from fouling communities. Collections may include Stylochus ellipticus, S. zebra, and Prostheceraeus floridanus.