Turbellarians taxon details
Australopacifica atrata (Steel, 1897)
486291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:486291)
accepted
Species
Caenoplana chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988 · unaccepted
Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897 · unaccepted
Kontikia atrata (Steel, 1887) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Kontikia chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988 · unaccepted
Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887) · unaccepted
Parakontikia chapmani (Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988) · unaccepted
recent only
(of Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897) Steel, T. (1897). Australian Land Planarians: Descriptions of New Species and Notes on Collecting and Preserving. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales., 22(1): 104-119, tab 6-7, fig 5-8, 10. Sydney 1897.
page(s): 95 [details]
page(s): 95 [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Australopacifica atrata (Steel, 1897). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=486291 on 2026-02-05
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original description
(of Caenoplana chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988) Ogren, R. E.; Kawakatsu, M. (1988). A juvenile land planarian of the genus Caenoplana Moseley, 1877, from Papua New Guinea (Turbellaria, Terricola, Geoplanidae). <em>Bull. of Fuji Women's College.</em> 26:93-103. [details]
original description (of Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897) Steel, T. (1897). Australian Land Planarians: Descriptions of New Species and Notes on Collecting and Preserving. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales., 22(1): 104-119, tab 6-7, fig 5-8, 10. Sydney 1897.
page(s): 95 [details]
identification resource Jones, H. (2022). British land flatworms – Identification: an update since 2005. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Caenoplana chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988) Winsor, L. (1991). A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae). <em>Victorian Nat. (Melbourne).</em> 108(2):42-49. [details]
source of synonymy (of Parakontikia chapmani (Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988)) Jones, H. D.; Johns, P. M.; Winsor, L. (1998). The proposed synonymy of Parakontikia ventrolineata (Dendy, 1892) and Kontikia mexicana (Hyman, 1939) - what is a penis papilla?. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 383: 91-96.
page(s): 95 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Kontikia chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988) Winsor, L. (1991). A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae). <em>Victorian Nat. (Melbourne).</em> 108(2):42-49. [details]
new combination reference (of Kontikia atrata (Steel, 1887)) Álvarez-Presas, M.; Littlewood, D. T. J.; Mateos, E.; Jones, H. D. (2023). Exploring gene sequences and phylogenetic relationships of four terrestrial planarian species (Platyhelminthes; Tricladida; Geoplanidae) in Europe. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5336(1): 95-112., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.1.4 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897) Steel, T. (1897). Australian Land Planarians: Descriptions of New Species and Notes on Collecting and Preserving. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales., 22(1): 104-119, tab 6-7, fig 5-8, 10. Sydney 1897.
page(s): 95 [details]
identification resource Jones, H. (2022). British land flatworms – Identification: an update since 2005. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Caenoplana chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988) Winsor, L. (1991). A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae). <em>Victorian Nat. (Melbourne).</em> 108(2):42-49. [details]
source of synonymy (of Parakontikia chapmani (Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988)) Jones, H. D.; Johns, P. M.; Winsor, L. (1998). The proposed synonymy of Parakontikia ventrolineata (Dendy, 1892) and Kontikia mexicana (Hyman, 1939) - what is a penis papilla?. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 383: 91-96.
page(s): 95 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Kontikia chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988) Winsor, L. (1991). A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae). <em>Victorian Nat. (Melbourne).</em> 108(2):42-49. [details]
new combination reference (of Kontikia atrata (Steel, 1887)) Álvarez-Presas, M.; Littlewood, D. T. J.; Mateos, E.; Jones, H. D. (2023). Exploring gene sequences and phylogenetic relationships of four terrestrial planarian species (Platyhelminthes; Tricladida; Geoplanidae) in Europe. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5336(1): 95-112., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.1.4 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Kontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parakontikia chapmani (Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parakontikia atrata) (from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Kontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Kontikia chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Caenoplana chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Parakontikia chapmani (Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parakontikia chapmani (Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parakontikia atrata) (from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Geoplana atrata Steel, 1897)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Kontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Kontikia chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Caenoplana chapmani Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Parakontikia chapmani (Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1988))To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Parakontikia atrata (Steel, 1887))