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Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878

Gusano cabeza de acha, Hammerhead worms

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Class
Rhabditophora

Order
Tricladida

Suborder
Continenticola

Family
Geoplanidae

Genus
Bipalium

Species
kewense

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2023

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz

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"Galapagos Species Database, Bipalium kewense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25590. Accessed 6 November 2026.