Name
Dugesia
planaria
Framing
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Subphylum: Rhabditophora
Order: Tricladida
Genus: Dugesia
Habitat
Freshwater, benthic
Feeding
Carnivorous
Distribution
Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Additional information
Solitary, mobile, free-living. Tubular pharynx and intestine with three branches, lanceolate head with two large photoreceptor spots.
Additional information
Bibliography
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- Paskin, T.R., Jellies, J, Bacher, J. & Beane, W.S. (2014). Planarian phototactic assay reveals differential behavioral responses based on wavelength. PLoS One. 9(12), e114708.
- Stocchino, G.A. & Manconi, R. (2013). Overview of life cycles in model species of the genus Dugesia (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida). Italian Journal of Zoology, 80(3), 319-328, DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2013.822025