Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

A flatworm that infects freshwater turtles in Malaysia has been given a presidential name: Baracktrema obamai. The newly-discovered worm, or blood fluke, inhabits the lungs … ...

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen invasive species of land flatworm living in North Carolina, Florida, and possibly other parts of the U.S.

It's hot now, but following the weeks of heavy rain in North Texas, an invasive species has been on the rise in the D-FW Metroplex. The hammerhead worm (Bipalium kewense) is a ground-dwelling flatworm ...

A new species of flatworm has been discovered and has already invaded several states in the southern United States. The particularity of the new species is that it looks a lot like Obama nungara ...

Ducey notes that some of the flatworm species can be cut into 10 pieces, with all those pieces growing back the parts required to become complete, functioning worms. It’s a trait being studied by ...

(CNN) - They're long and skinny. They're boomerang-headed and coated in toxic mucus. And they've been hiding in plain sight in the US for a long time. Invasive hammerhead flatworms have ...

Flatworms, also known as Platyhelminthes, constitute a phylum of about 20,000 species of rather uncomplicated invertebrates characterized by their soft bodies and lack of segmentation. They differ ...

Marine flatworms come in many colors, and two new species were found in the southern Gulf of Mexico with visible intestines.

There are 5 species of flatworms, which can also be called hammerhead worms, in North Carolina. Here’s how to identify (and maybe kill) them.

SAN ANTONIO – Be on the lookout for invasive hammerhead flatworms following the recent rainy weather. The invasive species have been well-established in Texas for many years and are easy to spot ...