Callioplana marginata

Callioplana marginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Family: Callioplanidae
Genus: Callioplana
Species:
C. marginata
Binomial name
Callioplana marginata
Stimpson, 1857
Synonyms
  • Diplosolenia johnstoni Haswell, 1907
  • Planocera marginata (Stimpson, 1857)
  • Planocera oxyceraea (Schmarda, 1859)
  • Planocera oxycerea (Schmarda, 1859)
  • Stylochus marginatus (Stimpson, 1857)
  • Stylochus oxyceraeus Schmarda, 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.

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".
  • Stimpson, W. (1857). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum quae in expeditione ad oceanum, pacificum septentrionalem a Republic Federata missa, Johanne Rogers Duce observavit et descripsit. Pars. I. Turbellaria Dendrocoela . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9: 19–31