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Spotted flatworm

Stylochus pilidium (Goette, 1881)

Status not recordedworms

The spotted flatworm (Stylochus pilidium) is a species in the family Stylochidae, order Polycladida.

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Quick facts about the spotted 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 spotted flatworm live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted 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 spotted flatworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPlatyhelminthes
  3. orderPolycladida
  4. familyStylochidae
  5. genusStylochus
  6. SpeciesStylochus pilidium (Goette, 1881)

Synonyms Planaria neapolitana, Stylochopsis pilidium, Stylochus pilidium

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Brownspotted flatwormEnglish
  • Braune FleckplanarieGerman
  • planaire visqueuseFrench
  • Stylochus visqueuxFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted flatworm

Other species in the same genus Stylochus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted flatworm?

The spotted flatworm (Stylochus pilidium) belongs to the family Stylochidae in the order Polycladida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted flatworm (Stylochus pilidium). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-flatworm

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@misc{spotted_flatworm_2026,
  title = {Spotted flatworm (Stylochus pilidium)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-flatworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}