Flatworms (Platyhelminthes)
Flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes) Flatworms are found in marine, freshwater, and even damp terrestrial environments. Most are free-living forms, but many are parasitic on other animals.
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turb
wrote:
31 Oct 2024
A nice find. Originally recorded from Fagus scrub, Barrington Tops, 1925. Subsequently found at Williams River.
Caenoplana citrina
trevorpreston
wrote:
31 Oct 2024
Hi Chipper5,
This flatworm has been identified and info is being added to the NatureMapr database as this is a species not recorded on NatureMapr before, making this a great sighting. Watch this space for your species ID.
This flatworm has been identified and info is being added to the NatureMapr database as this is a species not recorded on NatureMapr before, making this a great sighting. Watch this space for your species ID.
Caenoplana citrina
trevorpreston
wrote:
29 Oct 2024
Thanks for posting. @turb can you identify this one for us?
Caenoplana citrina
trevorpreston
wrote:
29 Nov 2022
I think you are right, now that I have a closer look. A shame. Thanks for checking for me.
Parakontikia ventrolineata
turb
wrote:
29 Nov 2022
Fiddling with the image, I strongly suspect that it is Parakontikia ventrolineata rather than P. atrata, as there appears to be dorsal stripes.
Parakontikia ventrolineata
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