Worms:
Acoel flatworms, Waminoa sp., are a small invertebrate resembliung flatworms. The animals lack a gut; the mouth opens directly into the interior body tissue.
[unidentified acoel flatworms]
Polyclad flatworms are hermaphroditic. Some species engage in "penis fencing", attempting to impregnate each other. Bearing young is metabolically expensive for these animals.
Yellow papillae flatworm, Thysanozoon nigropapilosum
Tiger flatworm, Pseudoceros cf. dimidiatus
Persian carpet flatworm, Pseudobiceros bedfordi
Flowers' flatworm, Pseudobiceros cf. flowersi
Calcareous tube worms are worm-like sessile invertebrates that anchor their tails to a substrate and secrete mineral tubes around their bodies into which the whole animal can withdraw.
Magnificent tube worm, Protula magnifica
Christmas tree worms, Spirobranchus spp.
Feather duster worms:
[unidentified blood worm]
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