Planaria kempi is a species of planarian belonging to the family Planariidae.[1] It has been found in India. It is named after Stanley Wells Kemp.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Planariidae |
| Genus: | Planaria |
| Species: | P. kempi
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| Binomial name | |
| Planaria kempi Whitehouse, 1913
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Description
editThe type specimen of Planaria kempi was described as being 9.5 millimeters long and two millimeters wide. It has no visible "neck". It has two small eyes, each surrounded by an unpigmented area. The backside of the species is a medium-brown color, with a pale underside. The underside has two pores, one for the mouth and one for the genitalia.[2]
References
edit- ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2018). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Planaria kempi Whitehouse, 1913. Accessed 2023-06-24.
- ^ Whitehouse, R. H. (1913). Freshwater Planaria. (Zoological results of the Abor Expedition 1911-12, Part III, Nr. 22. ). Records of the Indian Museum, 8: 319.
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