Platydemus

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Platydemus
Platydemus manokwari.jpg
Platydemus manokwari , head is on the right.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Tribe: Rhynchodemini
Genus: Platydemus
von Graff, 1896
Type species
Rhynchodemus grandis
Spencer, 1892

Platydemus is a genus of large predatory land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.

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Platydemus manokwari, invasive in Florida, USA Platydemus manokwari in Florida PeerJ2015 fig-1-full.png
Platydemus manokwari, invasive in Florida, USA

Description

Species of the genus Platydemus are characterized by a massive, slightly convex body with a broad creeping sole and very large eyes. The copulatory apparatus has a large chamber with folded epithelium in the male atrium, usually with a small penis. [1]

Species

The genus Platydemus includes the following species:

References

  1. Ogren, R. E.; Kawakatsu, M. (1988). "Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Rhynchodeminae". Bulletin of Fujis Women's College. 26: 39–91.
  2. Justine, Jean-Lou; Winsor, Leigh; Gey, Delphine; Gros, Pierre; Thévenot, Jessica (2014). "The invasive New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari in France, the first record for Europe: time for action is now". PeerJ. 2 e297. doi: 10.7717/peerj.297 . PMC   3961122 . PMID   24688873. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Justine, Jean-Lou; Winsor, Leigh; Barrière, Patrick; Fanai, Crispus; Gey, Delphine; Han, Andrew Wee Kien; La Quay-Velázquez, Giomara; Lee, Benjamin Paul Yi-Hann; Lefevre, Jean-Marc; Meyer, Jean-Yves; Philippart, David; Robinson, David G.; Thévenot, Jessica; Tsatsia, Francis (2015). "The invasive land planarianPlatydemus manokwari(Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae): records from six new localities, including the first in the USA". PeerJ. 3 e1037. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1037 . ISSN   2167-8359. PMC   4485254 . PMID   26131377. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg