Parakontikia atrata

The Black planarian at Bruce, ACT

Parakontikia atrata at Bruce, ACT - 20 May 2021 03:50 PM
Parakontikia atrata at Bruce, ACT - 20 May 2021 03:50 PM
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Parakontikia atrata 20 May 2021 turb
Caenoplana coerulea 20 May 2021 trevorpreston

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This seemed to be pure black, the stripe is a reflection. Only about 10mm long, is it a juvenile blue garden flatworm?

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turb wrote:
   20 May 2021
From your description (pure black), size, and photo, it is Parakontikia atrata. The species can quite often be found hunting at night along the margins of dams and creeks where it may feed on dead insects and other carrion washed up on the shore. Also feeds upon snails.

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