Thysanozoon sp.
Also known as: Acanthozoon sp.
This is not nudibranch or sea slug
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Thanks to João Pedro Silva for suggesting identification for this species
Comment from the photographer: Thysanozoon brocchii (Carpet flatworm)
Comment from João Pedro Silva: It definitely looks like Thysanozoon brocchii commonly found in the Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic, although it usually presents a light "cross" pattern on the top of the body.
| Location: | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Photographer: | Johan Swanepoel |
| Camera: | Unknown Unknown › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | June 3, 2010 |
| Viewed: | 621 times |
| Posted: | 2 years ago |
| Updated: | 2 years ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Suborder: | Cotylea |
| Family: | Pseudocerotidae |
| Species: | Thysanozoon sp. |