| Lake Pedder planarian | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae[2] |
| Genus: | Romankenkius |
| Species: | R. pedderensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Romankenkius pedderensis Ball, 1974 |
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The Lake Pedder planarian, Romankenkius pedderensis, was a species of invertebrate in the Dugesiidae family.
It was endemic to the Lake Pedder area in Tasmania, Australia prior to its flooding in 1972 for a hydro-electric power scheme, but is now considered extinct.[1]