Presence
| Recorded on | |
| Presence status | |
| Natural distribution | Oceania |
| Distribution description | Originally described from a locality in Papua New Guinea (1962), Platydemus manokwari has been recorded since in many islands of the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and, more recently, in Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Antilles, Florida in mainland USA and Asia in Hong Kong and Thailand. |
| Notes on presence status | Three specimens were found under a wooden board laying on soil surface in a common garden of a small residence located 500 m away from the Saint-Martin Grand Case airport, Sint Maarten. Numerous P. manokwari were easily observed in this locality. No specimen was found in natural areas. |
Publications
- Justine, J.-L., Gey, D., Vasseur, J., Thévenot, J., Coulis, M., Winsor, L. 2021. Presence of the invasive land flatworm Platydemus manokwari (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Martin (French West Indies). Zootaxa 4951(2): 381-390. [link]
- Waart, S. de & Leeuwen, S. van 17 January 2024. "Team Snail" finds invasive land flatworm on Bonaire. In: DCNAnature.org. [link]