Caenoplana variegata

Two-tone Planarian at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

	Caenoplana variegata	17 Feb 2021	trevorpreston
	Caenoplana bicolor	13 Feb 2021	SimoneC

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Initially making its way across the kitchen floor, after a lot of rain!

3 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

13 Feb 2021

This looks like Caenoplana coerulea. What is your source for the suggestion of Caenoplana bicolor?

SimoneC wrote:

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

trevorpreston wrote:

17 Feb 2021

Thanks for your sighting and suggestion of this species, it has helped fill out our local knowledge of planarians.

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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 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
Machine learning
Synonyms
Caenoplana bicolor

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