Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA
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Kaburakia excelsa Bock, 1925
Kaburakia excelsa can grow to a length of at least 9 cm (3.5 in). It is flat and nearly as broad as it is long. It has a pair of fleshy nuchal tentacles on the anterior end of the body near where the brain is located. These tentacles can be retracted.
The Giant Flatworm or Giant Leaf worm can be distinguished from other flatworms in the area by its much larger size. The diet of this flatworm is not known, but it will eat mussels in the laboratory. The eggs are golden yellow and enclosed in capsules..They hatch in five or more weeks at 12 °C and the development of the offspring is direct.
Synonymised names:
Cryptophallus magnus Freeman, 1933
Kaburakia excelsa can grow to a length of at least 9 cm (3.5 in). It is flat and nearly as broad as it is long. It has a pair of fleshy nuchal tentacles on the anterior end of the body near where the brain is located. These tentacles can be retracted.
The Giant Flatworm or Giant Leaf worm can be distinguished from other flatworms in the area by its much larger size. The diet of this flatworm is not known, but it will eat mussels in the laboratory. The eggs are golden yellow and enclosed in capsules..They hatch in five or more weeks at 12 °C and the development of the offspring is direct.
Synonymised names:
Cryptophallus magnus Freeman, 1933
