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Need help identifying parasite? in my snail tank

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:26 am
by chefkeith
I'm not sure what this is. I think it might be a flatworm or something?
Here's some of the pics I took. This was crawling on the glass in my snail tank. It's about 4mm or 3/16" long.
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with flash
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There were many more but too small for the camera.
Could it be a snail? It has no shell or barbells though.

To me it looks like this- a Metacercaria (flatworm) also called a "white grub". It is the parasite refered to in black spot disease.

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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:04 am
by chefkeith
Nevermind, it is planaria.
here is a pic of that
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http://www.luc.edu/depts/biology/111/planaria.jpg

Sigh.

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:10 am
by ljtan55
Just curious, what is the thing on top of the worm in the first pic? I get that in my tank, was just wondering was it was. :D

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:24 am
by chefkeith
I think that is daphnia (a water flea).