RSS Short Take: Chelidonura Varians: The Flatworm Eating Machine

[MASA Admin]

I set up a 60 gallon refugium aquarium about 9 months ago and seeded it with various species of macroalgae. I’m happy to report that the aquarium has met my expectations, despite the fact that commensal flatworms of the Order Acoela hitchhiked into the aquarium on some of the macroalgae. The exact species is Convolutriloba retrogemma. This is a non-parasitic flatworm that presumably feeds on algae and detritus in the aquarium. It can grow to

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