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Three-lined Land Planarian
Bipalium pennsylvanicum
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Shovel-headed Garden WormBipalium kewense
Wandering Broadhead PlanarianBipalium adventitium
Diversibipalium multilineatum
Wandering Hammerhead WormBipalium vagum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 465 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 145 |
| New Jersey | 80 |
| Maryland | 58 |
| Virginia | 47 |
| New York | 43 |
| West Virginia | 42 |
| North Carolina | 12 |
| Delaware | 9 |
| Tennessee | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Flatworms · Platyhelminthes |
| Order | Planarians · Tricladida |
| Family | Land Planarians · Geoplanidae |
| Genus | broadhead planarians · Bipalium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Three-lined Land Planarian with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.