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Waminoa spp.
Brown rust flatworms are from the gena Convolutriloba sp. and Waminoa sp. They are brown/rust in colour and have a red dot at one end. Their color results from pigments and symbiotic algae. Mouth ventral and in posterior third of body.
Indo Pacific
Spotted on Oct 6, 2012
Submitted on Nov 24, 2012
5 Comments
Very beautiful!
Actually they are predators of the coral. They are considered a pest in aquaria.
Very nice is any symbiotic relation whit the bubble coral :)
Very interesting; they look like they are part of the coral
Alien species from another world? very cool looking :)