Bipalium pennsylvanicum Ogren, 1987Non-native    Synonyms: Broadhead Planarian, Hammerhead Worm.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Platyhelminthes   >   Class Trepaxonemata   >   Order Neoophora   >   Family Geoplanidae   >   Genus Bipalium   

Status:

Introduced from Asia.

Description:

Compare Bipalium adventitium. Small, about 3 inches long, with three dark dorsal stripes that reach the neck. B. kewense is larger, can be as long as your hand, has five dark longitudinal stripes that reach the neck. It shows up in greenhouses, plant nurseries, gardens, etc. (B. Norden, pers. comm.)

Relationships:

Feeds on earthworms.

There are 23 records in the project database.

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Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/6/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Harford Co., Maryland (6/4/2018). Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

A Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Harford Co., Maryland (10/9/2017). This individual represents a new family for MBP. Verified by Rob Aguilar/SERC. Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

A Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/5/2013). Verified by Butch Norden. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Harford Co., Maryland (10/9/2017). This individual represents a new family for MBP. Verified by Rob Aguilar/SERC. Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/22/2021). (c) Jack Byrley, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by jack via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Harford Co., Maryland (10/9/2017). This individual represents a new family for MBP. Verified by Rob Aguilar/SERC. Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

A Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Howard Co., Maryland (4/11/2019). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Howard Co., Maryland (10/15/2018). Verified by Butch Norden. Photo by Mary Beth Cook. (MBP list)

Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/30/2016). Determined by Butch Norden. Photo by Justine Schaeffer. (MBP list)

Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/11/2020). (c) Tori Rottman-Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tori Rottman-Turner via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bipalium pennsylvanicum in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/4/2021). (c) buggirl911, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by buggirl911 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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