Diversibipalium multilineatum

Diversibipalium multilineatum is a species of large predatory land flatworm.

Diversibipalium multilineatum
Diversibipalium multilineatum, head
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Geoplanidae
Genus:	Diversibipalium
Species:	D. multilineatum
Binomial name
Diversibipalium multilineatum (Makino & Shirasawa, 1983)
Synonyms
Bipalium multilineatum Makino & Shirasawa, 1983 [1]

The species is native to Japan. ^{[1] [2]} It has been recorded in 2016 for the first time outside Asia, from Bologna, Italy (from a finding in September 2014), and in several localities in France.^[3][4] More records in 2021 confirmed its presence in various regions of Italy ^[5] and in 2025 in the Netherlands. ^[6] It is thus an alien species to Europe.^[3][6]

Diversibipalium multilineatum from Italy: Body with distinctive dorsal lines

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  Diversibipalium multilineatum, body
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  Diversibipalium multilineatum, head
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  Diversibipalium multilineatum, head
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  Diversibipalium multilineatum, head
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  Diversibipalium multilineatum, body, ventral view