Australoplana sanguinea (Moseley, 1877)
(Australian Flatworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAustraloplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm)
SubfamilyRHYNCHODEMINAE (a subfamily of land flatworms)
FamilyGEOPLANIDAE (many-eyed land flatworms)
SuperfamilyGEOPLANOIDEA (a superfamily of flatworms)
SuborderCONTINENTICOLA (a suborder of flatworms)
OrderTRICLADIDA
ClassRHABDITOPHORA (a class of flatworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm) :
1: Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm)
15 Jan 2020 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 flatworms under fallen pine bark
Image 1: Larger animal - disappearing into hole in barkImage 2: Larger animal - extendedImage 3: Larger animal - extended - enlargedImage 4: Larger animal - extended - head end - enlargedImage 5: Smaller animal - extended - enlargedImage 6: Two animals - contracted - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Buglife 2019 Non-native Land flatworms https://cdn.buglife.org.uk/2019/07/UK-land-flatworms-complete_0.pdf
Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Australian Flatworm

Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm)
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