Caenoplana coerulea
Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
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| Caenoplana coerulea | turb | 31 Mar 2021 | |
| Hirudinidae sp. (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Aug 2019 | |
| Unverified | MattBeitzel | 12 Nov 2018 |
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Blue worm
5 comments
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.
Thanks for your contribution/photo. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
26 Aug 2019
definitely not a leech. despite the look on the photo there was no anterior or posterior sucker.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.302811-36.498692
- Altitude 1175.4m
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2018 11:08 AM Recorded on
- MattBeitzel Recorded by
Collections
- MattBeitzel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caenoplana coerulea Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Caenoplana coerulea Scientific name
- Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1809.4m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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