Caenoplana variegata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Caenoplana |
| Species: | C. variegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Caenoplana variegata | |
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Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton,1888 | |
Caenoplana variegata is a species of land planarian.[1] It was first described in 1888 as Geoplana variegata by Joseph James Fletcher and Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton.[1][2] The currently accepted name is Caenoplana variegata[1][3] although the name accepted by Australian authorities is Australopacifica variegata.[4]
The type locality is somewhere in the County of Cumberland, New South Wales.[4]
Caenoplana variegata is considered an invasive species in the UK and Europe. It was first discovered in the UK in 2008.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ J. J. Fletcher; A. G. Hamilton (1887). "Notes on Australian land planarians, with descriptions of some new species. Part I". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 2: 349–374. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.29186. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q56015456.
- ^ "IRMNG - Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Species Australopacifica variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ British land flatworms – Identification: an update since 2005 (PDF) (Report). Alderney Wildlife Trust.