Diversibipalium multilineatum | |
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Diversibipalium multilineatum, head | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Geoplanidae |
Genus: | Diversibipalium |
Species: | D. multilineatum |
Binomial name | |
Diversibipalium multilineatum (Makino & Shirasawa, 1983) | |
Synonyms | |
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Diversibipalium multilineatum is a species of large predatory land flatworm.
The species is native to Japan. [1] [2] It has been recorded in 2016 for the first time outside Asia, from Bologna, Italy (from a finding in September 2014), and in several localities in France. [3] [4] More records in 2021 confirmed its presence in various regions of Italy. [5] It is thus an alien species to Europe. [3]
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