Dugesia aenigma explained

Dugesia aenigma is a species of dugesiid triclad that inhabits freshwater bodies of Cephalonia, Greece.^[1]

Preserved specimens are up to in length and in width.

Phylogeny

The most inclusive molecular analysis of Dugesia carried out shows that D. aenigma is closely related with other Greek species, mainly with those inhabiting the Ionian Sea.^[2]

Notes and References

1. De Vries . E. J. . 1984 . On the species of the Dugesia gonocephala group (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida) from Greece . Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde . 54 . 101–126 . 10.1163/26660644-05401008 . free .
2. Solà . E. . Sluys . R. . Gritzalis . K. . Riutort . M. . Fluvial basin history in the northeastern Mediterranean region underlies dispersal and speciation patterns in the genus Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) . 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.010 . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 2012 . 23182762. 66 . 3 . 877–888.