Caenoplana variegata
Two-tone Planarian at Cotter River, ACT
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| Caenoplana variegata | 29 Jun 2025 | turb | ||
| Fletchamia sugdeni | 29 Jun 2025 | DavidDedenczuk |
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turb
wrote:
29 Jun 2025
This is a trick specimen to identify. The median paired stripes present the best clue that the species is Caenoplana variegata. The lateral stripes are thin and discontinuous. The species is living up to its specific epithet - variable!
Fletchamia sugdeni does not have longitudinal stripes as in your specimen. Rather it s body is Canary yellow with possibly some suggestion of stripes at the head end. The eye pattern is quite different to Caenoplana.
Fletchamia sugdeni does not have longitudinal stripes as in your specimen. Rather it s body is Canary yellow with possibly some suggestion of stripes at the head end. The eye pattern is quite different to Caenoplana.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.890654-35.539930
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Jun 2025 12:37 PM Recorded on
- DavidDedenczuk Recorded by
Collections
- DavidDedenczuk NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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