Arthurdendyus triangulatus

TaxID: 132421

Basic Information

Arthurdendyus triangulatus

New Zealand Flatworm, New Zealand flatworm

The New Zealand flatworm (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) is a large land flatworm native to New Zealand. It can vary from 5 mm in length when hatched to approximately 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in mature adults. The New Zealand flatworm is considered an invasive species in parts of Europe. This species is included since 2019 in the list of invasive alien species of Union concern (the Union list). This implies that this species cannot be imported, bred, transported, commercialized, or intentionally released into the environment in the whole of the European Union.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Platyhelminthes

Rhabditophora

Tricladida

Geoplanidae

Arthurdendyus

triangulatus

nan

Photos (1 photos)

Arthurdendyus triangulatus
c
S. Rae / CC BY-SA 2.0

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (28 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria IAS of Union concern 2019
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2019
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2019
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2019
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2019
Germany IAS of Union concern 2019
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2019
Spain IAS of Union concern 2019
Estonia IAS of Union concern 2019
Finland IAS of Union concern 2019
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Distribution (5 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Faroe Islands Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Ireland Present —
New Zealand Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature