Marionfyfea adventor  (Jones & Sluys, 2016) 
Another Flatworm recorded from south Nottinghamshire on one occasion and to date (February 2024) one of only two Nottinghamshire records. Marionfyfea adventor is a very small (>15mm) Flatworm native to New Zealand and an accidental import to the UK via the horticultural trade. It is established in the UK and has been on the Nottinghamshire Terrestrial Flatworm list, through one found and photographed (lower right photograph) by Tim Sexton at Attenborough NR in December 2015.

However, a more recent record comes from the Apleyhead Lodge area of Clumber Park and close to the A614 (the likely route of accidental introduction) where a second specimen was found and photographed in woodland by Nick and Samantha Brownley in February 2024 (lower left photograph), so this species certainly isn't confined solely to urban gardens. 
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Marionfyfea adventor    
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Tim Sexton. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated February 2024

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