Paraplanaria Explained

Paraplanaria is a genus of triclad belonging to the family Planariidae.[1]

Description

The genus is characterized by a "musculo-glandular posterior diverticulum of the atrium".[2]

Species

Paraplanaria currently contains the following two species:

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. Paraplanaria Ball & Gourbault, 1978. Accessed 2023-06-24.
  2. Ball, I. R., & Gourbault, N. (1978). The Phyletic Status of the Genus Planaria (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 48(1), 29-34.

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