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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