Caenoplana variegata

Caenoplana variegata is a species of land planarian.[1] It was first described in 1888 as Geoplana variegata by Joseph James Fletcher and Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton.[1][2] The currently accepted name is Caenoplana variegata[1][3] although the name accepted by Australian authorities is Australopacifica variegata.[4]

Caenoplana variegata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Caenoplana
Species:
C. variegata
Binomial name
Caenoplana variegata
(Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
Synonyms[1]

Geoplana variegata Fletcher & Hamilton,1888
Australopacifica variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton,1888)
Australopacifica bicolor (Graff, 1899)
Caenoplana bicolor (Graff, 1899)
Geoplana bicolor Graff, 1899

The type locality is somewhere in the County of Cumberland, New South Wales.[4]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. J. J. Fletcher; A. G. Hamilton (1887). "Notes on Australian land planarians, with descriptions of some new species. Part I". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 2: 349–374. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.29186. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q56015456.
  3. "IRMNG - Caenoplana variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. "Species Australopacifica variegata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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