Chromoplana
| Chromoplana | |
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| Chromoplana kaikouris | |
_Chromoplana_sirena.jpg) | |
| Chromoplana sirena | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Suborder: | Cotylea |
| Family: | Chromoplanidae Bock, 1922 |
| Genus: | Chromoplana Bock, 1922[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Chromoplana bella Bock, 1922[1] | |
| Species | |
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See Taxonomy | |
Chromoplana is a genus of flatworms and the only member of the family Chromoplanidae.[2] The first described specimen was recovered from Japan.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The following species are recognised in the genus Chromoplana:[2]
- C. bella Bock, 1922
- C. kaikouris Holleman, 2007
- C. sirena Holleman, 2007
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Bock, S. (1922). "Two new Cotylean genera of Polyclads from Japan and remarks on some other Cotyleans". Arkiv för Zoologi. 14 (13): 1–31. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7726. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-09-04 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 3 "World list of turbellarian worms - Chromoplana Bock, 1922". www.marinespecies.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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