Australopacifica scaphoidea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Australopacifica |
| Species: | A. scaphoidea
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| Australopacifica scaphoidea Steel 1900
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Australopacifica scaphoidea, the skiff planarian, is a species of carnivorous land planarian in the family Geoplanidae.
First described as Geoplana scaphoidea by Thomas Steel in 1900. A variable brown colour, 60 to 70 mm long and 4 to 5 mm wide when crawling, usually with stripes. The worm is native to Queensland and possibly northern New South Wales. Spread by the plant trade, this species is now found in other parts of Australia.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Australopacifica scaphoidea". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Australopacifica scaphoidea". WORMS World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Australopacifica scaphoidea". NaturMapr. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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