Planarians

Nonparasitic free-living flatworms of the class Turbellaria. The most common genera are Dugesia, formerly Planaria, which lives in water, and Bipalium, which lives on land. Geoplana occurs in South America and California.

Year introduced: 1991(1975)

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.847.610

MeSH Unique ID: D010932

Entry Terms:

• Planarian
• Dugesia
• Dugesias

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Helminths
Platyhelminths
Turbellaria
Planarians