Editing Flatworm

{{Sea Creature Header}}
{{Infobox Sea Creature
|name= Flatworm
|ja-name= ヒラムシ
|ko-name= 납작벌레
|zh-name= 海扁虫
|zht-name= 海扁蟲
|fr-name= Ver plat
|it-name= Verme piatto
|es-name= Gusano políclado
|de-name= Meerstrudelwurm
|nl-name= Platworm
|ru-name= Плоский червь
|image= Flatworm NH.png
|imagesize= 200px
|scientific name= Unknown <!--Phylum: Platyhelminthes-->
|family= 
|timeyear= [[June]] to [[September|September 15]]
|timeday= 4 PM to 9 AM
|found= [[Sea]] and [[Tortimer Island|Island]]
|size= 
|shadow= Small
|movement= Erratic
|rarity= 
|price= 200 [[Bells]]
}}

The '''Flatworm''' (ヒラムシ, ''Hiramushi'') is a type of [[sea creature]] in the {{SER}}, introduced in {{NL}}.

While initially absent from {{NH}}, the Flatworm was added in the 1.3.0 [[Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Update History|Free Summer Update]].

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==Catch details==
===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
{{NLSeaCreatureInfo
|name = Flatworm
|number = 16
|image = Flatworm NL Icon.png
|catchphrase = I got a flatworm! Why's it so flat? Steamroller?
| availability = Aug - Sep 15
|times = 4 PM - 9 AM
|m8-1 = Yes
|m8-2 = Yes
|m9-1 = Yes
|on-tortimer-island = Yes
|shadow-size = Small
|shadow-movement = Uniform
|sea-creature-size = 4 cm
|sell = 200
|tank-width = 1.0
|tank-length = 1.0
}}

===In {{NH|nolink|short}}===
{{NHSeaCreatureInfo
| number = 39
| image = Flatworm NH Icon.png
| catchphrase = I got a flatworm! Guess it forgot its spareworm.
| n-availability = Aug – Sep
| n-m8 = Yes
| n-m9 = Yes
| s-availability = Feb – Mar
| s-m2 = Yes
| s-m3 = Yes
| time = 4 PM – 9 AM
| shadow-size = X-Small
| shadow-movement = Very slow
| rarity = 
| total-catch = 0
| sell-nook = 700
| tank-width = 1.0
| tank-length = 1.0
}}

==Donating to the museum==
===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
Upon donating a Flatworm to the [[museum]], it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the sea exhibit, along with many other species of sea creatures. It is found near the entrance of the exhibit. The exhibit has this to say about the Flatworm:

''"Flatworms are flat creatures, and while some types look like [[Sea Slug]]s, they have little else in common. Some types are venomous and produce a poison similar to the kind blowfish are famous for. Flatworms are hermaphrodites and mate by fighting to determine the loser, who then bears the eggs."''

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
When donating to the museum, [[Blathers]] will say the following:

''Marine '''flatworms''' are...well...flat and worm-like, as their name suggests. But while this sea creature is said to be quite simple, it does possess some rather remarkable powers. You see, when '''flatworms''' are injured, they can grow new body parts with ease. And when a '''flatworm''' is cut in half, each side can grow a whole new '''flatworm''' of its own. But most impressive of all...some '''flatworms''' can clone themselves without suffering a single cut! Ah, if only I, too, could safely divide myself in two. Hoo, imagine all the work I could do!"''

==Real-world information==
Flatworms are their own phylum, which includes tapeworms and flukes. Over half of all known flatworm species have parasitic behavior, which means that they thrive on another organism, a host, at the host's expense. Flatforms also lack a distinguished respiratory and circulatory organs, which is one reason for their flat shape. As a result, flatworms must rely on diffusion to take in oxygen while expelling carbon dioxide. 

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|ja=ヒラムシ
|ja-r=hira-mushi
|ja-m=Flat worm
|fr=
|fr-m=
|es=Gusano políclado
|es-m-Flat worm
}}

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