Flatworm id

Hi,

I found this flatworm during a nightdive that I can't find in our id-books. So please can someone help me with the id of this flatworm.

Thanks

Peter

Peter, was there any sign of rhinophores or gills? The animal is so dark I can't tell if it's a flatworm or a nudibranch like Dendrodoris nigra.

Peter, was there any sign of rhinophores or gills? The animal is so dark I can't tell if it's a flatworm or a nudibranch like Dendrodoris nigra.

It has no rhinophores or gills. To me it looks like a pseudobiceros stellatus but without the white dots.

I'm not comfortable even guessing on this one. I can't tell if there are any features like pseudotentacles or if the white spots are color or sand. Newman & Cannon have 3 black or mostly black species and there are probably more than that so I wouldn't go beyond flatworm unidentified.

Sorry....

Hi,

 

I found this flatworm during a nightdive that I can't find in our id-books. So please can someone help me with the id of this flatworm.

 

Thanks

 

Peter

Peter,

Where was the photograph taken?

AnneDiver

Peter,

 

Where was the photograph taken?

 

AnneDiver

The photo was taken at a dive site called Eshta here in Hurghada, Egypt.

Regards

Peter

The photo was taken at a dive site called Eshta here in Hurghada, Egypt.

 

Regards

 

Peter

Hi Peter,

My guess is:

Pseudoceros bolool

Check out these images to see if they are the same as your photograph. As Leslie said, it is very difficult to tell from a photograph of an all black animal.

Pseudoceros cf. bolool

Marine Flatworms of the World

http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/flat0059.html

Pseudoceros bolool

http://edge-of-reef.com/platelminti/PLAPseudocerossp8en.htm

Pseudoceros bolool Newman and Cannon 1994

http://stri.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search...udoceros+bolool

Cheers, AnneDiver