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
Prostheceraeus vittatus (Montagu, 1815) - Banded or Candy-striped flatworm
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Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- dorsal view 1

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- dorsal view 2

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- dorsal anterior / eyes 1

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- dorsal anterior / eyes 2

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- ventral view 1

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- juvenile dorsal view 1

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- juvenile dorsal view 2

Specimens above found in samples of fouling collected from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 16.06.17 and 09.02.18.

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- in pool lowershore 1

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- in pool lowershore 2

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- in pool lowershore 3

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- in pool lowershore 4

Images of species taken of species found under a rock in a lowershore pool at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall. 24.05.09.

Candy-striped flatworm
Prostheceraeus vittatus
- in middleshore pool 1

Found under a stone in a middleshore pool at Great Hogus reef, Marazion, Cornwall. 05.06.14.

Please remember if turning rocks over to replace them carefully, and as they were found. Marine species such as the one shown are very fragile.

Prostheceraeus vittatus Banded Candy striped flatworm 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.