Leptoplana brunnea Flatworm

Leptoplana brunnea is commonly referred to as Flatworm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10671 

AphiaID:

414317 

Scientific:

Leptoplana brunnea 

German:

Strudelwurm 

English:

Flatworm 

Category:

Platwormen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Leptoplanidae (Family) > Leptoplana (Genus) > brunnea (Species) 

Initial determination:

Cheeseman, 1882 

Occurrence:

New Zealand 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0.79" - 1.97" (2,5cm - 5,0cm) 

Temperature:

55.4 °F - 68 °F (13°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Leptoplana chloranota
• Leptoplana mertensii
• Leptoplana schizoporellae
• Leptoplana tremellaris
• Leptoplana vesiculata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Leptoplana brunnea
  Strudelwurm

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-04-24 19:51:57 

Last edit:

2019-01-13 13:19:03 

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