Callioplana marginata

Callioplana marginata
Callioplana marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Rhabditophora
Order: Polycladida
Family: Callioplanidae
Genus: Callioplana
Species: C. marginata
Binomial name
Callioplana marginata
(Stimpson, 1857)

Callioplana marginata is a species of flatworm polyclads belonging to the Callioplanidae family.

Callioplana marginata is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo/ West Pacific area.[1]

This flatworm can reach a maximum size of 8 cm length .[2]

Callioplana marginata has a dark background color going from black, brown to grey with a two marginal bands: a fin white on the edge and a larger orange one. The main physical characteristic of thi species is the pair of non-retractile head tentacles, their body is orange with a white basal line.

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