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Interesting ribbon worms not in Hawaii's Sea Creatures
Here's an (incomplete) Bishop Museum list of Hawaiian ribbon worms.

all photos: Pauline Fiene

Unidentified ribbon worms (nemerteans)
      
      Pauline Fiene sent me these photos of ribbon worms she has seen off Maui over the years. The one at bottom was shown to her by divers Lori and Bill Pottinger, who reported it had just eaten a fish! Unfortunately, Pauline arrived too late to see the action, and Lori and Bill did not know what kind of a fish it was.

A photo of Baseodiscus hemprichii is posted on Keoki Stender's website. This worm occurs from Easter Island to the east coast of Africa, including Hawaii. Also illustrated on Keoki's worm page is B. cingulatus, which is described on p.79 of my book.