Bipalium vagum, the wandering hammerhead worm, is a land planarian in the subfamily Bipaliinae. It has been accidentally introduced in the United States, Bermuda and various islands in the Caribbean [1][2][3] and was recorded for the first time in Europe, in Italy, in 2021.[4]
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Bipaliumvagum, the wandering hammerhead worm, is a land planarian in the subfamily Bipaliinae. It has been accidentally introduced in the United States...
Bipalium. As of 2007, four invasive species of Bipalium were known in the United States: B. adventitium, B. kewense, B. pennsylvanicum, and B. vagum....
Species in the subfamily Bipaliinae are grouped in the following genera: Bipalium Stimpson, 1857 Humbertium Ogren & Sluys, 2001 Novibipalium Kawakatsu et...