Paraplanaria

Paraplanaria
Paraplanaria dactyligera musculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Planariidae
Genus:	Paraplanaria Ball & Gourbault, 1978
Species
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Paraplanaria is a genus of triclad belonging to the family Planariidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The genus is characterized by a "musculo-glandular posterior diverticulum of the atrium". ^[3]

Species

Paraplanaria currently contains the following two species:

• Paraplanaria dactyligera (Kenk, 1935)
• Paraplanaria occulta (Kenk, 1969)

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. "Paraplanaria Ball & Gourbault, 1978". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
3. 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