Paraplanaria is a genus of triclad belonging to the family Planariidae.[1][2]
| Paraplanaria | |
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| Paraplanaria dactyligera musculosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Planariidae |
| Genus: | Paraplanaria Ball & Gourbault, 1978 |
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Description
editThe genus is characterized by a "musculo-glandular posterior diverticulum of the atrium".[3]
Species
editParaplanaria currently contains the following two species:
- Paraplanaria dactyligera (Kenk, 1935)
- Paraplanaria occulta (Kenk, 1969)
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Paraplanaria Ball & Gourbault, 1978". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Ball, I. R., & Gourbault, N. (1978). The Phyletic Status of the Genus Planaria (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 48(1), 29-34. doi:10.1163/26660644-04801003
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