Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Eurylepta californica Hyman, 1959 | |
Montgomery's Flatworm | |
Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria: Polycladida: Cotylea: Euryleptidae | |
Geographic Range: British Columbia, Canada to southern California. | Synonyms: |
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 31 Jul 2007; ~20mm total length. |
Description: Body greyish-white with white border and narrow mid-dorsal white line; with irregular black lines criscrossing dorsal surface. With a dark mark (black proximally, red distally) at the bases of the large marginal tentacles |
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 31 Jul 2007; ~20mm total length. Close-up of marginal tentacles. |