Fletchamia quinquelineata

1 Five-striped flatworm at Forde, ACT

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Identification history

	Fletchamia quinquelineata	10 Aug 2021	turb
	Unverified	10 Aug 2021	Tapirlord

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Found in a drainage channel at mulligans flat, made swampy by the recent rain. Good to see a flat worm here after all the recent drought, :).

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turb wrote:

10 Aug 2021

An interesting specimen with a reddish brown dorsal ground colour. The ground colour in the species can vary from pale yellow or nearly orange, dull olive green, ocherous-brown, reddish brown and almost brick red. The other interesting point is that this species survives relatively dry habitats, hence surviving the dry conditions. It must be very happy with the recent rain!

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10 Aug 2021

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152497 -35.165264
Altitude 636.1m
Maps Mulligans Flat
Places Forde, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Aug 2021 11:47 AM Recorded on
Tapirlord Recorded by
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Other Invertebrates Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Fletchamia quinquelineata Scientific name
Five-striped flatworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1149.16m Recorded at altitude
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