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This lifedesk reports on Platyhelminthes (flatworms) found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Images, descriptions and identifying characters for field biologists or naturalists, and locations or descriptions of habitats where they occur are included. These reports aim to increase knowledge on distribution and ecology of these invertebrates. The Great Smoky Mountains contains a diversity of habitats and show a diversity of flatworms. These reports also aim to increase awareness of the need to preserve these natural habitats and the unique diversity of organisms they contain.

