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Blue planarian

Caenoplana coerulea

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

By a creek. Two color forms found together.

Habitat:

Under stones beside a creek.

Notes:

The underside is colored blue.

Reference Links:

File:Caenoplana coerulea Chatswood West.JPG

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MartinL
Sorry argy, I just typed in a suburb but have corrected the exact location now.
Mark Ridgway
Nice find (and just near the Ringwood library). There seems to be a variety of these but not a lot of information. No shots of the underneath?

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PublishedJanuary 9, 2012

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