Australoplana sanguinea
Species of worm
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Australoplana sanguinea also known as the Australian flatworm [1] is a species of flatworm native to Australia. It has been locally introduced to New Zealand and is considered an invasive alien pest species in the UK.[1][2][3] Two subspecies are currently recognized, A. s. alba (Jones, 1981) and A. s. sanguinea Moseley, 1877.[4]
| Australoplana sanguinea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Australoplana |
| Species: | A. sanguinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Australoplana sanguinea (Moseley, 1877) | |
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Molecular characterisation
The mitochondrial genome of Australoplana sanguinea was described in 2025. It codes for the 12 conserved protein coding genes, 20 tRNA and two rRNA; its length is 17 505 bp, but it could not be circularized because of the lack of redundancy between its endings and the presence of repetitions.[5]
