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Obama flatworm

Obama nungara Carbayo, Alvarez-Presas, Jones & Riutort, 2016

Status not recordedworms

The obama flatworm (Obama nungara) is a species in the family Geoplanidae, order Tricladida.

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Quick facts about the obama flatworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the obama flatworm live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the obama flatworm as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. France
  3. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the obama flatworm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the obama flatworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPlatyhelminthes
  3. orderTricladida
  4. familyGeoplanidae
  5. genusObama
  6. SpeciesObama nungara Carbayo, Alvarez-Presas, Jones & Riutort, 2016

Synonyms Obama marmorata

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Gusano óbamaSpanish
  • argentiinanlattanaFinnish
  • Ver feuilleFrench
  • løvflatormNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grote gevlekte landplatwormDutch
  • lauvflatormNorwegian Nynorsk
  • lövplanarieSwedish
  • lövplattmaskSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the obama flatworm

Other species in the same genus Obama.

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Common questions

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Is the obama flatworm an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the obama flatworm as introduced in 3 countries: Belgium, France and United Kingdom, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the obama flatworm?

The obama flatworm (Obama nungara) belongs to the family Geoplanidae in the order Tricladida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Obama flatworm (Obama nungara). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/obama-flatworm

MLA

“Obama flatworm (Obama nungara).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/obama-flatworm.

BibTeX
@misc{obama_flatworm_2026,
  title = {Obama flatworm (Obama nungara)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/obama-flatworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}