Genus species

Enchiridium japonicum

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Enchiridium japonicum
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Description: It is an off-white color with a brown stripe going down the middle of the dorsum (the top side).  Around the stripe there are speckles that range from sand colored to a dark brown color, and they cover most of the body.
Habitat: This flatworm is found in or below rocks and coral heads usually in shallow areas with wave action.
Range (include invasive, native, endemic):   This worm is also found in Taiwan so it is cyptogenic, and we don't know where it orginated from.
Trophic information:  The Enchiridium japoniucum eats dead animals, debris, and plankton.
Safety: It isn't harmful to humans.
Comments: There wasn't enough information about this worm to fill everything in, so its cool to know we found a species that wasn't studied before.
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