Australoplana minor
2 The Little planarian at Evatt, ACT
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| Australoplana minor | turb | 12 Aug 2021 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 12 Aug 2021 |
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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of what is assumed to be a Flatworm. It was 25mm long as seen in the first image. In the fourth image the head end is on the right.
5 comments
12 Aug 2021
It is great to see this species again. I saw one specimen many years ago in the Victorian Eastern Highlands. It was originally described from the Burnett River area and Cooran in SE Queensland, but possibly has a disjunct distribution. Excellent photos showing the eyes very clearly.
12 Aug 2021
The habitat was a tiled path through a residential garden, with a lawn on one side of the path and shrubs on the other side. The garden is surrounded by other residential properties with no bushland nearby. There are usually quite a few flatworms on the path in the early evening, especially after rain, but this is the first one of these we've seen. Hope this helps. Tim
12 Aug 2021
That is most helpful. Do you know what other flatworm species have been seen on the path?
13 Aug 2021
Not yet. I've a backlog of images to process including the flatworms. Will get to them as soon as I can. Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064059-35.213356
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2021 07:15 PM Recorded on
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- Other Invertebrates Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Australoplana minor
Species information
- Australoplana minor Scientific name
- The Little planarian Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 622.1m Recorded at altitude
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