Platydemus manokwari
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Platydemus manokwari, also known as the New Guinea flatworm, is a species of large predatory land flatworm.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Geoplanidae |
Genus: | Platydemus |
Species: | P. manokwari |
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Native to New Guinea, it has been accidentally introduced to the soil of many countries, including the United States.[3] It was also deliberately introduced into two Pacific islands in an attempt to control an invasion of the giant African land snail.[citation needed] It eats a variety of invertebrates including land snails, and has had a significant negative impact on the rare endemic land snail fauna of some Pacific islands.[4] It has become established in a wide variety of habitats.