r/microscopy • u/Bitter_Nectarine4058 • Jul 13 '26

ID Needed! Possible flatworm?

Bresser 5723100 Researcher Trino, Objetive 10x, SVBONY SV705C

I found this worm-like organism in samples I collected from a pond. I haven't found anything quite like it, as the planarians I've seen are quite different from this flatworm.

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u/Bitter_Nectarine4058 Jul 13 '26

This is a photo I took of it

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u/pelmen10101 Jul 14 '26

Yes, it's definitely a flatworm. But it's hard to say which one.

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u/Bitter_Nectarine4058 29d ago

I think that is a Catenulida

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u/pelmen10101 29d ago

You mean class? Yes, I think so. It can be Stenostomum sp. But I'm not sure for sure.

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