Flatworm, Ctenophore???

Hi Gang,

Anyone have any idea what this is? It was about 5cm across:

Cheers

James

Benthic ctenophore, Coeloplana meteoris. Did you see the feeding tentacles coming out of the two lobes?

They are reasonably common on the muck sites in Bali - saw them in several places on the North Coast. My guess was benthic ctenophore, but nobody in my group was convinced!

Alex

Cross posted at the same time as Leslie. Yey, I was right.

Good to hear guys, thanks.

Those ctenophores really get around! They have a gulf of mexico species that drifts midwater and lights up when it bumps into things...

Cheers

James

I found a Coeloplana tucked in the 'armpit' of a starfish at Wakatobi. Guess it was just a commensal hitchhiker.