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Caenoplana coerulea

Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm at Thredbo, NSW

Caenoplana coerulea at Thredbo, NSW - 22 Jan 2023
Caenoplana coerulea at Thredbo, NSW - 22 Jan 2023
Caenoplana coerulea at Thredbo, NSW - 22 Jan 2023
Caenoplana coerulea at Thredbo, NSW - 22 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Caenoplana coerulea 23 Jan 2023 trevorpreston
Unidentified 22 Jan 2023 Rebeccajgee

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turb wrote:
   22 Jan 2023
Your specimen is Caenoplana coerulea, the Royal Blue colour variant commonly seen at higher elevations as in the Kosciuszko National Park.

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Species information

  • Caenoplana coerulea Scientific name
  • Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 22 Jan 2023 01:59 PM Recorded on
  • Rebeccajgee Recorded by

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