Lenkunya virgata

Brown-streaked planarian at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

	Lenkunya virgata	6 Jun 2021	turb
	Lenkunya virgata	6 Jun 2021	trevorpreston

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Flatworm about 25mm. Brown speckling on dorsal surface, darker speckles seem to be condensed to form vague lines including one larger line off center, pale cream/white underneath. Found under thick piece of bark in forested area above Ginninderra Creek.

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turb wrote:

6 Jun 2021

At last, photos in which the eyes are not too obscured by reflections, and as a bonus, a wonderfully brown-streaked dorsum alluded to in the specific epithet virgatum. Also nice clear views of the ventral surface.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.021731 -35.214354
Altitude 592.0m
Maps Umbagong District Park
Places Latham, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Jun 2021 02:37 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Other Invertebrates Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Lenkunya virgata Scientific name
Brown-streaked planarian Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 806m Recorded at altitude
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