Acoel flatworm (Amphiscolos sp.3)

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Description

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Found in small groups, on fine rubble areas, over bleached and dead corals.
Length - 1cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Acoelomorphs resemble flatworms in many respects, but have a simpler anatomy, not even having a gut. Like flatworms, they have no circulatory or respiratory systems, but they also lack an excretory system. They lack body cavities (acoelomate structure), a hindgut or an anus. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoelomorpha

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