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Most flatworms, including Procotyla fluviatilis, are predators. They eat protists (including Amoeba, Paramecium, and Euglena), rotifers, nematodes, small crustaceans, aquatic worms, and other soft-bodied animals. They also feed on dead animal matter and larger animals that are injured.
Procotyla fluviatilis can also migrate by streams to other bodies of water. Flatworms are less active when the water is very warm or when they are fully fed. Flatworms, also called planarians, are found just about everywhere there is water.There are many different species of flatworms, but this page will focus on Procotyla fluviatilis, one of our more common ones.rocotyla fluviatilis can also migrate by streams to other bodies of water. Flatworms are less active when the water is very warm or when they are fully fed. Flatworms, also called planarians, are found just about everywhere there is water.