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Australopacifica scaphoidea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Geoplanidae
Genus:	Australopacifica
Species:	A. scaphoidea
Binomial name
Australopacifica scaphoidea Steel 1900
Synonyms
Artioposthia scaphoidea, (Steel, 1900) Geoplana elegans Steel, 1897 Geoplana scaphoidea Steel, 1900

Australopacifica scaphoidea, the skiff planarian, is a species of carnivorous land planarian in the family Geoplanidae.

First described as Geoplana scaphoidea by Thomas Steel in 1900. A variable brown colour, 60 to 70 mm long and 4 to 5 mm wide when crawling, usually with stripes. The worm is native to Queensland and possibly northern New South Wales. Spread by the plant trade, this species is now found in other parts of Australia.

References

1. "Australopacifica scaphoidea". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. "Australopacifica scaphoidea". WORMS World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. "Australopacifica scaphoidea". NaturMapr. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

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