Dendrocoelidae

Dendrocoelidae
Dendrocoelum cavaticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Suborder: Continenticola
Superfamily: Planarioidea
Family: Dendrocoelidae
Hallez, 1892
Genus

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Dendrocoelidae is a family of freshwater tricladida flatworms.

The largest triclad known belongs to this family, it's up to 40 cm in length and inhabits the Lake Baikal.[1]

Dendrocoelidae is the sister group of Planariidae.[2]

Genera

Dendrocoelidae genera known are the following:[3]

References

  1. ^ Kozhov, M. 1963. Lake Baikal and Its Life. The Hague: W. Junk. vii + 344pp.
  2. ^ De Vries, E.J. & Sluys, R., 1991. "Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Paludicola)". J. Zool., Lond., 223:103-116.
  3. ^ Tyler, Schilling, Hooge & Bush 2006 : Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 Database