Paraplanaria dactyligera (Kenk, 1935)
Paraplanaria dactyligera: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/17353
Synonyms
Planaria dactyligera 
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S2 (State rare)

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Paraplanaria dactyligera
A simple narrow flatworm with two eyes. Illustrated guides indicate it's at least ten millimeters long.
Paraplanaria dactyligera musculosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Genus: Paraplanaria
Species:
P. dactyligera
Binomial name
Paraplanaria dactyligera
(Kenk, 1935)
Subspecies
  • P. d. dactyligera (Kenk, 1969)
  • P. d. musculosa (Kenk, 1969)
Synonyms

Planaria dactyligera Kenk, 1935

Paraplanaria dactyligera is a species of triclad belonging to the family Planariidae.[1] It has been found in the eastern United States.

Description

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Paraplanaria dactyligera is around 13 millimeters long and 1.75 mm wide. Its color can range from near-black to a brown or gray, with a usually-lighter ventral side. Its color can show a faint clouded effect. A small area above each of its eyes is unpigmented. It's truncated; the edges of its head are rounded. It has two small eyes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006–2018). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Paraplanaria dactyligera (Kenk, 1935). Accessed 2023-06-24.
  2. ^ Kenk, R. (1935). Studies on Virginian triclads. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 51:79–125, plate 45.


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