Australoplana sanguinea (Moseley, 1877)
(Australian Flatworm)

Interactions where Australoplana sanguinea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of LUMBRICIDAE earthworms Crassiclitellata Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Rhabditophora/Tricladida/Geoplanidae/Australoplana sanguinea/Australoplana sanguineaAustralian flatworm Animal / predator /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Crassiclitellata/Lumbricidae/Lumbricidaeearthworms

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAustraloplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm)
SubfamilyRHYNCHODEMINAE (a subfamily of land flatworms)
FamilyGEOPLANIDAE (many-eyed land flatworms)
SuperfamilyGEOPLANOIDEA (a superfamily of flatworms)
SuborderCONTINENTICOLA (a suborder of flatworms)
OrderTRICLADIDA
ClassRHABDITOPHORA (a class of flatworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Buglife 2019 Non-native Land flatworms https://cdn.buglife.org.uk/2019/07/UK-land-flatworms-complete_0.pdf
Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Australian Flatworm

Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Australoplana sanguinea (Australian Flatworm)
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