#1
Hi everyone,
is this an Artioposthia sp., can someone confirm this? I found it on rotten wood near the ground.
Length about 7 mm.
By the way - is the clear, smaller specimen a Nematode?
Thanks in advance!
Lennart
2015-10-29, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, fallow land, wood pile
#2
Yes, This looks like the
Artioposthia species which was first found in Britain by Brian Eversham. (see
https://www.flick...6758542771) To my knowledge, Hugh Jones (the international expert on terrestrial planarians) has still to publish this as a new species.
The small white worm is most likely Enchytraeidae (Annelida).
#4
It finally got an official name, Marionfyfea adventor (Jones & Sluys 2016).
I've found 8 specimens in my garden since I posted the picture - does anyone know if the species has already been reported for Germany? I can't find anything about it.