APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Pleioplana atomata (Müller OF, 1776) ? - A pleioplanid polyclad turbellarian (Marine flatworms)
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Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view flatworm 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view anterior 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view anterior 2

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- ventral view flatworm 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- middle 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- middle 2

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view anterior under compound microscope 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- eye spots under compound microscope 1

Specimens found in a sample from Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.07.17.

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view flatworm 2

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view flatworm 3

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view flatworm 4

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view anterior 3

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- dorsal view anterior 4

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- frontal margin photographed using a compound microscope 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- cerebral and tentacular eye spots under microscope 1

Polyclad turbellarian
Pleioplana atomata
- habitat / location 1

Specimen above was found in a sample from Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, 09.10.18.

The species here has not been verified by an expert.

Pleioplana atomata syn. Notoplana atomata.

Pleioplana atomata pleioplanid polyclad turbellarian Marine Flatworm Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.