The invasive land flatworm Obama nungara in La Runion, a French island in the Indian Ocean, the first report of the species for Africa.

The land flatworm Obama nungara, a species originating from South America and already invasive in many European countries, is recorded from La Runion, a French island in the Indian Ocean. This is the first record of O. nungara from this locality and also the first record of the species for Africa.