Kenkia glandulosa

Kenkia glandulosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Kenkiidae
Genus:	Kenkia
Species:	K. glandulosa
Binomial name
Kenkia glandulosa (Hyman 1956)
Synonyms [1]
Macrocotyla glandulosaHyman, 1956 Macrocotyla glandularisHyman, 1956

Kenkia glandulosa, the pink planarian, is a flatworm in the family Kenkiidae. ^[2] It is found only in the Devil's Icebox cave in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park in Boone County, Missouri, USA. ^[3] The rarity of this species was once used as an argument to prevent the construction of a shopping mall in the area. ^{[4] : 83}

The species is an eyeless and de-pigmented flatworm that lives on the undersides of rocks. It is currently a species of conservation concern in the state of Missouri. ^[5]

References

1. "Kenkia glandulosa (Hyman, 1956)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
2. Kawakatsu, M.; Mitchell, R. W. (1981). "Redescription of Kenkia rhynchida, a troglobitic planarian from Oregon, and a reconsideration of the family Kenkiidae and its genera (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Paludicola)". Annot. Zool. Japonensis. 54: 125–141.
3. "Turbellarians (Planarians; Free-Living Flatworms)". Missouri Department of Conservation. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
4. Díaz, Aldemaro Romero; Romero, Aldemaro (2009-07-23). Cave Biology: Life in Darkness. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-82846-8.
5. "Turbellarians (Planarians; Free-Living Flatworms)". Missouri Department of Conservation.

• Wicks, Carol, et al. “Disturbances in the Habitat Of Macrocotyla Glandulosa (Kenk).” Ecohydrology, 2010, doi:10.1002/eco.102 ^{[ dead link ]}.