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Wandering Broadhead Planarian
Bipalium adventitium
3,519 observations in the source records
28 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.
What the records say
- 3,519 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Shovel-headed Garden WormBipalium kewense
Three-lined Land PlanarianBipalium pennsylvanicum
Wandering Hammerhead WormBipalium vagum
Diversibipalium multilineatum
Geonemertes pelaensis
NightcrawlerLumbricus terrestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,856 |
|---|---|
| New York | 696 |
| Canada | 435 |
| Ontario | 412 |
| Massachusetts | 293 |
| Pennsylvania | 242 |
| California | 180 |
| New Jersey | 173 |
| Virginia | 163 |
| Michigan | 151 |
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 Wandering Broadhead Planarian with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.