Kontikia andersoni
Species of flatworm
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Kontikia andersoni is a species of land planarian. The species is known from the United Kingdom, and is currently invading a Sub‐Antarctic island, Macquarie Island.[2]
| Kontikia andersoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Kontikia |
| Species: | K. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Kontikia andersoni Jones, 1981[1] | |
Molecular characterisation
The mitochondrial genome of Kontikia andersoni was studied in 2025. It could not be assembled; however, it was possible to extract both rRNA genes plus eleven of the protein coding genes.[3]
