Chromoplana

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Chromoplana
Chromoplana kaikouris.jpg
Chromoplana kaikouris
(01) Chromoplana sirena.jpg
Chromoplana sirena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Chromoplanidae
Bock, 1922
Genus: Chromoplana
Bock, 1922 [1] [2]
Type species
Chromoplana bella
Bock, 1922 [1]
Species

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Chromoplana is a genus of flatworms and the only member of the family Chromoplanidae. [2] The first described specimen was recovered from Japan. [1]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Chromoplana: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bock, S. (1922). "Two new Cotylean genera of Polyclads from Japan and remarks on some other Cotyleans". Arkiv för zoologi. 14 (13): 1–31. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7726. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-09-04– via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. 1 2 3 "World list of turbellarian worms - Chromoplana Bock, 1922". www.marinespecies.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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