Polyclad flatworms of California

Flatworm guide of California for described and undescribed species of polyclad flatworm.

There's not a good key or guide book for flatworm identification for the Eastern Pacific or California, I thought it would be nice to start one.

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Acerotisa sp.1 ¹

Cestoplanidae sp.1 ²

Cotylea sp.1 ³

Cycloporus sp.1 ⁴

Cycloporus sp.2 ¹

Cycloporus sp.3 ²

Euryleptidae sp.1 ⁵

Euryleptidae sp.2 ¹

Enchiridium sp.1 ⁶

Gnesiocerotidae sp.1 ¹

Latocestidae sp. 1 ¹

Prosthiostomidae sp.1 ⁷

Pseudocerotidae sp.1 ⁶

Pseudocerotidae sp.2 ⁵

Stylochus sp.1 ⁸

Armatoplana reishi ⁹

Enchiridium punctatum ⁹

Eurylepta aurantiaca ²

Striped Polyclad Worm ¹⁰
Eurylepta californica

Eurylepta leoparda ¹¹

Hoploplana californica ¹

Hylocelis californica ¹²

Giant Flatworm ⁴
Kaburakia excelsa

Notocomplana acticola ⁵

Pleioplana inquieta ¹³

Praestheceraeus bellostriatus ¹⁴

Prosthiostomum latocelis ¹⁵

Pseudoceros canadensis ¹⁶

White Flatworm ¹⁷
Pseudoceros luteus

Pseudoceros mexicanus ¹⁸

Pseudoceros montereyensis ⁵

California Flatworm ⁵
Stylochus californicus

Stylochus insolitus ¹

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