This brown flatworm has two ocelli (eye spots). These are simple eyes that can detect light allowing this species to move out of the light into darker areas such has under rocks and dark crevices.

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Habitat Under rocks away from the light in the lower intertidal zone
Size Can grow up to around 40mm
Origin Native
Distribution South-east Australian coastline including all of Tasmania and can also be found in New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
South-east Australian coastline including all of Tasmania and can also be found in New Zealand
Habitat
Under rocks away from the light in the lower intertidal zone
Size
Can grow up to around 40mm
Common Name Brown Flatworm
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPlatyhelminthes
SubphylumTurbellaria
ClassRhabditophora
SubclassTrepaxonemata
OrderPolycladida
SuborderAcotylea
SuperfamilyLeptoplanoidea
FamilyNotoplanidae
GenusNotoplana
SpeciesNotoplana australis
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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