Polycelis nigra (Müller OF, 1773)
(a flatworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolycelis nigra (a flatworm)
GenusPolycelis (a genus of flatworms)
FamilyPLANARIIDAE (a family of flatworms)
InfraorderPaludicola (an infraorder 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 Polycelis nigra (a flatworm) :
1: Polycelis nigra (a flatworm)
8 Feb 2022 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
6 large and 2 smaller brownish specimens in water butt on allotment.
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Polycelis nigra (a flatworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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