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Hi guys

Can I please get an ID on what type of flatworm this is? I took this under a microscope

I caught a few on a Acanthophyzllia (desh)
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It feels a bit ironic to ask, but could you get a pic that's a bit more zoomed out? Pics of it on the coral and less closely zoomed in on under the microscope could help here.

If not, my first thought would be a Waminoa species, but I definitely don't feel confident on that guess from the pic.
 
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It feels a bit ironic to ask, but could you get a pic that's a bit more zoomed out? Pics of it on the coral and less closely zoomed in on under the microscope could help here.

If not, my first thought would be a Waminoa species, but I definitely don't feel confident on that guess from the pic.
Hi Mate. I have attached 2 photos. One for size reference of a microscope slide and a less zoomed in photo

IMG_5813.jpeg IMG_5812.jpeg
 

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Hi Mate. I have attached 2 photos. One for size reference of a microscope slide and a less zoomed in photo

IMG_5813.jpeg IMG_5812.jpeg
Still hard to say for sure, but I'm still leaning toward a Waminoa species - they're mostly harmless if so, but it's still generally recommended to remove them (or at least to keep their numbers down). For comparison, the link below is just a photo of a bunch of different Waminoa species:
And, this one has a few more:
 

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