Dr. Marian Litvaitis is a Professor in the Zoology Department at the University of New Hampshire. She has been working with flatworms for twenty years. She is interested in the systematics and evolution of flatworms.

Dr. Leslie Newman is the curator for marine biology at the Auckland Museum in New Zealand. She has been working on polyclads for more than 15 years. She is interested in the ecology and biodiversity of these worms.

The late Dr. Andrew Flowers worked on the toxicity of flatworms and their potential use as pharmaceuticals. He accompanied Leslie on her collecting trips and was her dive buddy. Many of the photographs on these web pages are credited to him.

Marcela Bolaños is a PhD student in the Zoology Department at the University of New Hampshire. Her thesis focuses on a morphological comparison of the muscular system of polyclads.

Sigmer Quiroga is a PhD student in the Zoology Department at the University of New Hampshire. He is studying the evolution of nervous systems using polyclads as a model.

Anne DuPont is a retired IBM instructor whose favorite pursuit is underwater photography. She has won international awards for her underwater photographs, and has been published in numerous SCUBA diving magazines. Anne and her husband reside in Delray Beach, Florida. When not diving Florida waters, they spend their time diving and cruising the Bahamas on their trawler.