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Acoel Flatworm, cf. Amphiscolos sp.
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This flatworm is a predator on small crustaceans such as copepods which it envelops with the expanded front of the body, as shown in the upper image above. The enveloped prey are enclosed in the "bag" and eaten by the mouth, which is located in the middle of the animal.
Amphiscolops is a benign Flatworm. The diet : Copepods. No algal symbosis.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Acoelomorpha (Subphylum) > Acoela (Order) > Convolutidae (Family) > Amphiscolops (Genus)
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This flatworm is a predator on small crustaceans such as copepods which it envelops with the expanded front of the body, as shown in the upper image above. The enveloped prey are enclosed in the "bag" and eaten by the mouth, which is located in the middle of the animal.
Amphiscolops is a benign Flatworm. The diet : Copepods. No algal symbosis.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Acoelomorpha (Subphylum) > Acoela (Order) > Convolutidae (Family) > Amphiscolops (Genus)