Australian flatworm (Australoplana sanguinea) - Detail

Species Detail - Australian flatworm (Australoplana sanguinea) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "General Biodiversity Records from Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Australoplana sanguinea

Common Name Australian flatworm

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0020744893 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Australoplana alba (Dendy, 1891), Australoplana sanguinea var. alba (Dendy, 1891), Australoplana sanguinea var. alba (Jones, 1981), Caenoplana sanguinea Moseley, 1877, Geoplana alba Dendy, 1891, Geoplana sanguinea (Moseley, 1877), Geoplana sanguinea Moseley, 1877, Geoplana sanguinea var. alba Jones, 1981

Designations Invasive Species: Medium Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report)

Abbreviation ausan

Authority (Moseley, 1877)

Group Flatworm (Turbellaria)

Rank Species

Number Of Records 4

Number Of 10Km Squares 2

Number Of 50Km Squares 2

Oldest Record 04/11/2014

Newest Record 31/12/2021

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 January (recorded in 2025)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 28 December (recorded in 2020)

Species Profiles

Citation Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, General Biodiversity Records from Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Australian flatworm (Australoplana sanguinea), accessed 30 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/7/Species/28072>

Species Detail - Australian flatworm (Australoplana sanguinea) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "General Biodiversity Records from Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)