Rhynchodemus sylvaticus - A Flatworm

Roscadghill Parc Wildlife

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- under rotting timber 1

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- under rotting timber 2

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- top view / under tile 1

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- top view / under tile 2

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- top view / under tile 3

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- side view / under tile 1

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- coiled / with springtails 1

Terrestrial Flatworm
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus
- large lateral eye spot 1

A possibly native species, also recorded in the USA, approx. 10mm long, it was found under an old storage heater tile / brick. 16.04.13. SW4594830947. Also found under rotting wet timber.

Species was verified, with thanks, by Dr. Hugh Jones of the Natural History Museum, London.

All photographs on this page were taken at Roscadghill Parc and are © David Fenwick.

Roscadghill Parc is a small housing estate situated in Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall.