Caenoplana bicolor

Two-tone Planarian at Flynn, ACT

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Identification history

Caenoplana bicolor	19 Feb 2021	trevorpreston
Caenoplana coerulea	14 Jun 2019	michaelb
Unidentified	9 Oct 2017	Christine

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Found under a garbage bin which had been full of water. Not actually sure what group these belong in, with worms etc ??? Also not sure if these three different coloured individuals are all the same species.

9 comments

KimPullen wrote:

27 Nov 2017

A flatworm. This one matches genus Caenoplana as identified on Bowerbird - http://www.bowerbird.org.au

michaelb wrote:

14 Jun 2019

Thanks Kim

michaelb wrote:

14 Jun 2019

Featured to draw attention to the new category of Other Invertebrates.

michaelb wrote:

14 Jun 2019

PS sorry the Featured utility doesn't seem to be working

michaelb wrote:

15 Jun 2019

Rohan has fixed the problem, now Featured.

Christine wrote:

15 Jun 2019

Thanks Michael.

trevorpreston wrote:

19 Feb 2021

There are two species here, the darker one is Caenoplana coerulea, and the larger one with the more yellowish stripes is Caenoplana bicolor. Since this one is in the first two photos I'm going to place this sighting under Caenoplana bicolor.
The second photo shows Caenoplana coerulea and Anzoplana trilineata, and the third photos shows another flatworm that could be another species. Quite a collection of flatworms! Each photo could be put in as a separate sighting.

Christine wrote:

19 Feb 2021

Thanks so much. I actually already have five sightings for the life under that bin! But looks like I need two more. When I get the chance I will go back through my photos, and put in two more sightings.
( I often check, but have not found those flatworms there again).

michaelb wrote:

19 Feb 2021

Sighting 3382500 shows Anzoplana trilineata, same day.

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