Chromoplana

Chromoplana
Chromoplana kaikouris
Chromoplana sirena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Chromoplanidae
Bock, 1922
Genus: Chromoplana
Bock, 1922[1][2]
Type species
Chromoplana bella
Bock, 1922[1]
Species

See Taxonomy

Chromoplana is a genus of flatworms and the only member of the family Chromoplanidae.[2] The first described specimen was recovered from Japan.[1]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Chromoplana:[2]

  • C. bella Bock, 1922
  • C. kaikouris Holleman, 2007
  • C. sirena Holleman, 2007

References

  1. ^ a b c Bock, S. (1922). "Two new Cotylean genera of Polyclads from Japan and remarks on some other Cotyleans". Arkiv för Zoologi. 14 (13): 1–31. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7726. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-09-04 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ a b c "World list of turbellarian worms - Chromoplana Bock, 1922". www.marinespecies.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-09-04.