Last Sunday I saw a pretty creepy looking flat worm (I think) at Redondo. It was tan or pink, around 12-15 inches long, 1-inch wide, had a definite flattening to it, and was very smooth with clean straight lines (no ruffles/frills). It looked like a long tongue. When prodded it would swim up in the water a few feet then drift back down.
I like to know the names what I come across, so are there any websites with good pictures of worms found around here that I could look it up in?
Eerie flatworm
Re: Eerie flatworm
It looked pretty much like this
From:
http://sst2011-s202sci.blogspot.com/201 ... tworm.html
Anyone know the name?
From:
http://sst2011-s202sci.blogspot.com/201 ... tworm.html
Anyone know the name?
- Greg Jensen
- Amphibian
- Posts: 857
- Joined: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:02 am
Re: Eerie flatworm
It's actually a big nemertean or ribbon worm- Cerebratulus californiensis.
- Desert Diver
- Extreme Diving Machine
- Posts: 472
- Joined: Tue May 22, 2012 9:20 pm
Re: Eerie flatworm
dscuba wrote:Last Sunday I saw a pretty creepy looking flat worm (I think) at Redondo. It was tan or pink, around 12-15 inches long, 1-inch wide, had a definite flattening to it, and was very smooth with clean straight lines (no ruffles/frills). It looked like a long tongue. When prodded it would swim up in the water a few feet then drift back down.
I like to know the names what I come across, so are there any websites with good pictures of worms found around here that I could look it up in?
You touched something underwater? tsk tsk
Re: Eerie flatworm
I'm sure it was in the name of science!Desert Diver wrote:You touched something underwater? tsk tsk
http://dustys-lights.com/, An awesome light at an unbelievably low price
Dusty's Lights on facebook
http://underthesound.smugmug.com/
Dusty's Lights on facebook
http://underthesound.smugmug.com/
Re: Eerie flatworm
At first it looked like the innards from some clam... So yes, in the name of science (or poking dead things).
-
- Aquaphile
- Posts: 125
- Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:36 pm
Re: Eerie flatworm
Greetings,
Here's a fun article from Ron Shimek on ribbon worms in general and cerebratulids like this in particular:
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2013/05/ ... emertinea/
Note that the article has a photo of a worm virtually identical to the one shown in this thread.
Vermiculturally yours,
Alex
Here's a fun article from Ron Shimek on ribbon worms in general and cerebratulids like this in particular:
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2013/05/ ... emertinea/
Note that the article has a photo of a worm virtually identical to the one shown in this thread.
Vermiculturally yours,
Alex