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Orange flatworm

Yungia aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1822) Lang, 1884

Status not recordedworms

The orange flatworm (Yungia aurantiaca) is a species in the family Pseudocerotidae, order Polycladida.

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Quick facts about the orange flatworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 orange flatworm live?

Not recorded

Is the orange 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 orange flatworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPlatyhelminthes
  3. orderPolycladida
  4. familyPseudocerotidae
  5. genusYungia
  6. SpeciesYungia aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1822) Lang, 1884

Synonyms Planaria aurantiaca, Proceros aurantiacus, Thysanozoon aurantiacum, Thysanozoon auriantiacum, Thysanozoon flavum

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Mediterranean orange polyclad wormEnglish
  • Orange polyclad wormEnglish
  • Goldener PlattwurmGerman
  • Ver plat orangeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orange flatworm

Other species in the same genus Yungia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the orange flatworm?

The orange flatworm (Yungia aurantiaca) belongs to the family Pseudocerotidae in the order Polycladida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Orange flatworm (Yungia aurantiaca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-flatworm

MLA

“Orange flatworm (Yungia aurantiaca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-flatworm.

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@misc{orange_flatworm_2026,
  title = {Orange flatworm (Yungia aurantiaca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-flatworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}