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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.
Fun facts: A Flatworm has a single opening to its stomach, in the middle of its underside. The Flatworms in vernal pools can stick this pharynx (throat/mouth) into their prey. Like a short vacuum cleaner hose, it sucks out the insides of their prey.They also use it to push wastes out of their bodies.escription: Although they are called Flatworms, these invertebrates are not flat. They are round-bodied with a flat belly. They are longer than they are wide. They are pointed at each end.