Go Diving with Josh

Flatworm ~ I call this gorgeous flatworm "señorita"

M A S B A T E, Philippines 2021

Olympus TG6, Olympus PT-059 housing, Seafrogs SL-19 Mini Video Light, 52mm 0.45x Macro Lens

Pseudobiceros bedfordi, (common names Persian carpet flatworm and Bedford's flatworm) is a species of flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae.

Pseudobiceros bedfordi is a large polyclad flatworm approximately 8–10 cm in length. It has a distinctive pattern consisting of a brown to black background, with multiple transverse, bilateral pink lines around thousands of tightly spaced, bright yellow spots, pink undulating spots with stripes on the sides of the body.

The edges of the body are usually ruffled. The underside of Pseudobiceros bedfordi is pale pink. The front of the body has a pair of erect pseudotentacles.