The Black planarian at Carwoola, NSW
Identification history
| Parakontikia atrata | 5 Jul 2022 | turb | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Jul 2022 | trevorpreston |
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User's notes
Flatworm 10mm long, jet black, no visible stripes. . Hard to get good detail, and couldn't get him to stretch out much either.
2 comments
turb
wrote:
5 Jul 2022
For all flatworms, especially the small very dark grey - black species, it is very helpful if the observer can check out the ventral side and include these observations in the notes. In this case, P. atrata has three dark ventral stripes, and this would help confirm the ID.
trevorpreston
wrote:
5 Jul 2022
I looked at the ventral side as best I could, I did not have my hand lens, but it just seemed black all over. Hard to get detail with the naked eye from these small specimens.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.310531-35.360093
- Altitude 808.7m
- Maps Stony Creek Nature Reserve
- Places Carwoola, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Jul 2022 01:55 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
- Machine learning
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