Acotylean K
Photos by Andi Swagler.

In July 2026 Andi Swagler found this strange hairy flatworm in a tidepool off Kihei, Maui, and posted it on iNaturalist. There was general agreement that it is an acotylean. Later, searching online, Cory Pittman found a similar worm in the genus Hoploplana from the Mediterranean. Perhaps this is a relative. See the iNaturalist post for more updates.

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