Convoluta pulchra [Convoluta pulchra]
Description
Also known as the beautiful convolutes, Convoluta pulchra is a species of marine flatworms found in the North Pacific Ocean, particularly on sandy shores from Alaska to California. They possess a transparent body that allows them to camouflage within their surroundings. These flatworms are acoelomates, meaning they lack a body cavity, and they have a mouth but no anus. They feed by ingesting sediments and extracting the organic matter.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Turbellaria
Turbellaria
|
| Order |
Acoela
Acoela
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| Family |
Convolutidae
Convolutidae
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| Genus |
Convoluta
Convoluta
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