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Parakontikia atrata

The Black planarian at Coree, ACT

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Identification history

	Parakontikia atrata	7 Dec 2021	trevorpreston
	Parakontikia atrata	23 Sep 2021	trevorpreston

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Black flatworm, about 15mm, then stretched out to about 25mm, no visible stripes. Sorry, no photo of ventral surface.

2 comments

turb wrote:

7 Dec 2021

The brown planarian looks like Anzoplana trilineata.

trevorpreston wrote:

7 Dec 2021

Yes, I had a close inspection of it as it looked a bit odd, but it was definitely trilineata.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.976309 -35.236143
Altitude 493.9m
Maps Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
Places Coree, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Sep 2021 12:57 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Other Invertebrates Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Parakontikia atrata Scientific name
The Black planarian Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 808.7m Recorded at altitude
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