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Notoplana atomata Speckled Flatworm

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

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Notoplana atomata, gathered on the underside of a rock at low tide, Maine USA 2022


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lexID:
15171 
AphiaID:
152414 
Scientific:
Notoplana atomata 
German:
Gesprenkelter Strudelwurm 
English:
Speckled Flatworm 
Category:
Platwormen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Polycladida (Order) > Notoplanidae (Family) > Notoplana (Genus) > atomata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Müller OF, ), 1776 
Occurrence:
the Baltic Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada Eastern Pacific, Egypt, European Coasts, Gulf of Maine, Newfoundland, North Pacific (Ocean), North-West-Atlantic, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 226 Meter 
Size:
0" - 0.79" (0,9cm - 2,8cm) 
Temperature:
32 °F - 68 °F (0°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Sea squirts 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-04 11:25:07 

Info

Notoplana atomata

The oval body is rounded anteriorly and slightly tapering posteriorly. Mature specimens are 9-28 mm long.

Color: dorsally whitish, brown or greyish-brown, spotted with reddish-brown, or reddish-brown with scattered darker spots; ventrally greyish-white.

Feeds on ascidians and Mytilus sp.

Synonymised names:
Leptoplana angusta Pearse, 1938 · unaccepted
Leptoplana atomata (Müller OF, 1776) · unaccepted
Leptoplana droebachensis Ørsted, 1845 · unaccepted
Leptoplana drowbachensis Hyman, 1940 · unaccepted
Leptoplana ellipsoides Verrill, 1893 · unaccepted
Leptoplana fallax (Quatrefage, 1845) · unaccepted
Leptoplana variabilis (Girard, 1850) · unaccepted
Leptoplana virilis Verrill, 1893 · unaccepted
Notoplana fallax (Quatrefage, 1845) · unaccepted
Notoplana virilis (Verrill, 1893) · unaccepted
Planaria atomata Delle Chiaje, 1841 · unaccepted
Planaria atomata Müller, 1777 · unaccepted
Pleioplana atomata (Müller OF, 1776) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Marine Species Identifications Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 14.09.2022.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 14.09.2022.

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Notoplana atomata, gathered on the underside of a rock at low tide, Maine USA 2022

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