Caenoplana variegata
Two-tone Planarian at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Caenoplana variegata | trevorpreston | 17 Feb 2021 | |
| Caenoplana bicolor | SimoneC | 13 Feb 2021 |
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Initially making its way across the kitchen floor, after a lot of rain!
3 comments
13 Feb 2021
This looks like Caenoplana coerulea. What is your source for the suggestion of Caenoplana bicolor?
13 Feb 2021
C. coerulea appears to have a single stripe while C. bicolor has a triple stripe based on photos in ALA https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1b49d27f-a60b-433f-8d4a-debbc22ceac9#gallery
17 Feb 2021
Thanks for your sighting and suggestion of this species, it has helped fill out our local knowledge of planarians.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050644-34.977608
- Altitude 592.3m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Feb 2021 10:03 AM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caenoplana variegata Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Caenoplana variegata Scientific name
- Two-tone Planarian Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 838m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Caenoplana bicolor
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