Caenoplana coerulea

Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

Caenoplana coerulea at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW - 5 Oct 2018
Caenoplana coerulea at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW - 5 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Caenoplana coerulea 31 Mar 2021 turb
Platyhelminthes sp. (phylum) 4 Sep 2019 michaelb
Platyhelminthes sp. (phylum) 26 Aug 2019 michaelb
Hirudinidae sp. (family) 25 Aug 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 12 Nov 2018 MattBeitzel

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Blue worm

5 comments

michaelb wrote:
   26 Aug 2019
Hi Matt
Thanks for your contribution/photo. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
michaelb wrote:
   26 Aug 2019
Matt, do you think it was a worm or a leech?
MattBeitzel wrote:
   26 Aug 2019
definitely not a leech. despite the look on the photo there was no anterior or posterior sucker.
michaelb wrote:
   26 Aug 2019
Maybe a Nematode worm, but I'm out of my depth here....
michaelb wrote:
   26 Aug 2019
Not a Nematode worm. Maybe a Flatworm.

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