Philippines Photo Gallery: Dumaguete Worms

Flatworms are the most primitive animals with bilateral symmetry. They have a single body opening on the ventral surface.

Acoel flatworms, Waminoa brickneri

Polyclad flatworm, Pseudoceros sp.

Polyclad flatworm, Pseudoceros galatheensis

Flatworm, Pseudoceros hancockanus

Polyclad flatworm, Pseudoceros sp.

Unidentified polyclad flatworm, Pseudobiceros sp.

Fan worms:

Feather duster worm, Sabellastarte sp.

Unidentified tube worm, unidentified species

Unidentified tube worm, unidentified species

Unidentified tube worm, unidentified species

Unidntified tube worm, unidentified species

Unidentified fan worm, unidentified species

Unidentified fan worm, unidentified species

Unidentified tube worm, unidentified species

Unidentified fan worm, unidentified species

Unidentified fan worms, unidentified species

Unidentified tube worm, unidentified species

Unidentified feather duster worm, Sabellastarte sp.

Feather duster worm, Bispira sp.

Other worms:

Christmas tree worms, Spirobranchius giganteus

Grand coral worm snail, Serpulorbis grandis; this animal is actually a snail.

Unidentified, unidentified species

Amphora fire worm, Chloeia cf amphora

Sea star scale worm, Asterophilia carlae

Spaghetti worm, Loimia medusa

Tube-building worm, unidentified Onuphidae species

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Last modified 11 December 2025