Callioplana marginata

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Callioplana marginata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Family: Callioplanidae
Genus: Callioplana
Species:
C. marginata
Binomial name
Callioplana marginata
Stimpson, 1857
Synonyms
  • Diplosolenia johnstoniHaswell, 1907
  • Planocera marginata(Stimpson, 1857)
  • Planocera oxyceraea(Schmarda, 1859)
  • Planocera oxycerea(Schmarda, 1859)
  • Stylochus marginatus(Stimpson, 1857)
  • Stylochus oxyceraeusSchmarda, 1859

Callioplana marginata is a species of flatworm polyclads belonging to the Callioplanidae family.

Callioplana marginata is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo/ West Pacific area. [1]

This flatworm can reach a maximum size of 8 cm length . [2]

Callioplana marginata has a dark background color going from black, brown to grey with a two marginal bands: a thin white band along the edge and a wider orange one. The main physical characteristic of this species is the pair of non-retractile head tentacles, their body is orange with a white basal line.

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References

  1. "Background brown, grey or black Marginal bands orange and white Two prominent non-retractile head tentacle, orange with white".
  2. "Background brown, grey or black Marginal bands orange and white Two prominent non-retractile head tentacle, orange with white".