Caenoplana variegata
3 Two-tone Planarian at Lyneham, ACT
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| Caenoplana variegata | turb | 1 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | megsclass | 1 Mar 2022 |
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My class thinks it is some kind of slug. We liked the red and green stripes. Could it be a Christmas Slug? We found in the Lyneham Primary Forest Classroom.
6 comments
1 Mar 2022
Your specimen is a beautiful land planarian, Caenoplana bicolor, with a damaged hind end. This will regenerate and the flatworm will eventually will be as good as new.
1 Mar 2022
Thank you - they will be fascinated to hear this and now we can look it up to find out more information. From the fabulous curious minds of Lyneham Primary.
1 Mar 2022
Great! Should you have trouble finding out more about land planarians, let me know and I can send you information.
3 Mar 2022
We did! Thank you so much for your offer. We are now keen to go and find more creatures to add to the Canberra Nature Map.
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Building Keen Entomologist at LPS
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Building Keen Entomologist at LPS
3 Mar 2022
I love that you're doing this with the students, and Canberra Nature Map has massive potential as an interactive learning tool. We have had some students at Lyneham High School get quite involved, some of them now moderators, and as a result there are quite a few sightings around the high school. They have found 3 or 4 species of flatworm here too!
3 Mar 2022
Thank you. You can never start too young! My class is are in Year 1 / 2 and they are keen to explore and know more. We shall keep on posting.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.125479-35.251511
- Maps Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2022 12:49 PM Recorded on
- megsclass Recorded by
Collections
- megsclass Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caenoplana variegata 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
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Synonyms
Caenoplana bicolor
Record quality
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