Cura foremanii explained

Cura foremanii is a species of freshwater planarian belonging to the family Dugesiidae.^[1] It is found in freshwater habitats within North America.

Etymology

The specific epithet was given in honor of Edward R. Foreman.^[2]

Description

Cura foremanii is about 7–15 millimeters in length, and has a flat, oblong, broad, thick, oval-like shape. Its head is in the shape of a broad triangle with a blunt point. It has unpigmented circular dash-like regions on the side of its auricles; but its general body color ranges from dark brown or gray to black. Its underside is pale, but retains the same hue as its backside.^[3] It has two eyes; the eyes are a light grey or white with black pigment forming a "pupil".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2023). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Cura foremanii (Girard, 1852). Accessed 2023-06-24.
2. Girard, C. F. (1852). Description of two new genera and two new species of Planaria. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 4: 210-213.
3. Kenk, R. (1972). Freshwater planarians (Turbellaria) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
4. Book: Ward, Henry Baldwin . Fresh-water biology . Whipple . George Chandler . John Wiley & Sons, Inc. . 1918 . New York . 333–354 . 10.5962/bhl.title.57134.