Big thanks to our friends at the Bald Scientist Podcast and Nagging Naturalist Podcast for their recommendation of Turbellaria, or flatworms. Episode 60 is all about these fascinating critters and how they’re basically Time Lords from the planet Gallifrey. If you don’t believe us, tune in!

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Sources:

• https://www.microscopemaster.com/class-turbellaria.html


• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225390634_Mating_behaviour_of_the_marine_turbellarian_Macrostomum_sp_These_worms_suck


• http://jupiter.plymouth.edu/~lts/invertebrates/Primer/text/turbellaria.html


• https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/turbellarians-planarians-free-living-flatworms