Leptoplanid? A
Karolle Wall photographed this worm under a rock at Makena Landing, Maui, in the surge zone, March 2020.

Karolle writes: The 'unknown' flatworm that’s similar got me thinking this might be the Leptoplanid sp. 1 that’s on the CD. I looked up other Leptoplanids and it seems to fit. I thought at first it was a Pericelis hymanae but the eye spots negated that. And it moved differently.

Cory Pittman commented: Yes, I think "Leptoplanid sp.?" is a good way to list it. The general form would fit that group and I don't see any tentacles associated with the elongated patches of eye spots. But, there are a lot of obscure, cream flat worms...

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