Bipalium kewense
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Photograph
Description:
B. kewense, general morphology of the dorsal anterior end.
The expanded headplate, transverse black band (‘collar’) at the neck, and the median, paired lateral, and marginal dorsolateral dark longitudinal stripes are evident. Note that the median dorsal stripe does not pass onto the headplate.
Published and commented in:
Justine J, Winsor L, Gey D, Gros P, Thévenot J. (2018) Giant worms chez moi! Hammerhead flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae, Bipalium spp., Diversibipalium spp.) in metropolitan France and overseas French territories. PeerJ 6:e4672 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4672
Creator:
Pierre Gros
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