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Hammer Head Worm

Bipalium sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Belongs to the Phylum Platyhelminthes. About 4 cm long , Flat, light brown color body with a dark brown bands on the either sides.Ventral surface contain cilia for locomotion.

Habitat:

Found near a bed of mosses . (normally found under leaf litter and moist places )

Notes:

These worms emerge on rainy days.

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2013

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