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Javan Hammerhead Worm
Bipalium javanum
Bipalium javanum, the Javan broadhead planarian, is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Bipaliinae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
From the article Bipalium javanum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Like most members of the genus Bipalium, Bipalium javanum has a distinct broad, "hammer-like" head that's about one centimeter wide. It has a slender body that can reach up to 20 cm long and 0.5 cm wide. The ends of the body are rounded. The dorsal side of the body is shiny and black, and the creeping sole on the ventral side is narrow and white. The pharynx is on the ventral side, and the eye spots are on the dorsal side.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 776486.