Callioplana marginata

Callioplana marginata
Scientific 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

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

External links

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=483600
http://seaslugs.free.fr/flatworm/planaire/callioplana_marginata_a.htm
Photos of Callioplana marginata on Sealife Collection

[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".

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