Turbellarians taxon details
Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
482702 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:482702)
accepted
Species
Australopacifica bicolor (Graff, 1899) · unaccepted
Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899) · unaccepted
Geoplana bicolor Graff, 1899 · unaccepted
Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888 · unaccepted
(of Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) Fletcher, J.J.; Hamilton, A.G. (1887-1888). Notes on Australian Land-Planarians, with descriptions of some new species. Part 1. <em>Proceed. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales (2. ser.). Tom. 2 Sydney 1888.</em> pages 349-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2907747
page(s): 364, pl. v., figs. 3, 3 [details]
page(s): 364, pl. v., figs. 3, 3 [details]
Type locality contained in Australia
type locality contained in Australia [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=482702 on 2026-01-21
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original description
(of Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) Fletcher, J.J.; Hamilton, A.G. (1887-1888). Notes on Australian Land-Planarians, with descriptions of some new species. Part 1. <em>Proceed. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales (2. ser.). Tom. 2 Sydney 1888.</em> pages 349-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2907747
page(s): 364, pl. v., figs. 3, 3 [details]
additional source Ghezzi, D. (2024). Prima segnalazione della planaria terricola alloctona Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae), nella Lombardia meridionale. (First record of land planarian Caenoplana variegata(Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida,Geoplanidae), alien species, in South Lombardy (Italy)). <em>Segnalazioni e brevi Note - Pianura.</em> 44. [details] Available for editors
identification resource Jones, H. (2022). British land flatworms – Identification: an update since 2005. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899)) Jones, H. D.; Mateos, E.; Riutort, M.; Álvarez-Presas, M. (2020). The identity of the invasive yellow-striped terrestrial planarian found recently in Europe: <em>Caenoplana</em> <em>variegata</em> (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) or <em>Caenoplana</em> <em>bicolor</em> (Graff, 1899)?. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4731(2): 193-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4731.2.2 [details]
page(s): 364, pl. v., figs. 3, 3 [details]
additional source Ghezzi, D. (2024). Prima segnalazione della planaria terricola alloctona Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae), nella Lombardia meridionale. (First record of land planarian Caenoplana variegata(Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida,Geoplanidae), alien species, in South Lombardy (Italy)). <em>Segnalazioni e brevi Note - Pianura.</em> 44. [details] Available for editors
identification resource Jones, H. (2022). British land flatworms – Identification: an update since 2005. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899)) Jones, H. D.; Mateos, E.; Riutort, M.; Álvarez-Presas, M. (2020). The identity of the invasive yellow-striped terrestrial planarian found recently in Europe: <em>Caenoplana</em> <em>variegata</em> (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) or <em>Caenoplana</em> <em>bicolor</em> (Graff, 1899)?. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4731(2): 193-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4731.2.2 [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Geoplana bicolor Graff, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caenoplana bicolor) (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caenoplana variegata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Australopacifica bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Australopacifica variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Geoplana bicolor Graff, 1899)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (3 records) (from synonym Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Geoplana bicolor Graff, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caenoplana bicolor) (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caenoplana variegata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Australopacifica bicolor (Graff, 1899))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Australopacifica variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Geoplana bicolor Graff, 1899)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database (from synonym Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (3 records) (from synonym Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)