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ribbon worm awaiting identification* updated Jan 2020 Where seen? Rather short ribbon worms are sometimes seen on some of our shores. They are more active at night. Features: Grouped in this entry are unsegmented worms that are only 10-15cm long, some more cylindrical than ribbon-like. Most are pale with one fine stripe along the length. They probably include different kinds of ribbon worms. What does it eat? One was seen wrapped around a drill snail. It's not certain who was eating whom. Another was seen coiled around a paralysed shrimp. They are sometimes seen slithering about among oysters. |
 Tanah Merah, Feb 10 |
 Wrapped around a drill snail. Labrador, May 06 |
 Coiled around a paralysed shrimp. Pulau Hantu, Mar 07 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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| Short ribbon worm on Singapore shores |
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