Planariidae

Planariidae
Polycelis felina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria
Order: Tricladida
Suborder: Continenticola
Carranza et al., 1998[1]
Family: Planariidae
Stimpson, 1857

Planariidae is a family of Tricladida that inhabits the freshwater.

The type genus is Planaria Müller, 1776.[2]

Genera

Twelve genera of Planariidae are known:[3]

References

  1. ^ Carranza, S, Littlewood DT, Clough KA, Ruiz-Trillo I, Baguñà J, Riutort M. 1998. "A robust molecular phylogeny of the Tricladida (Platyhelminthes: Seriata) with a discussion on morphological synapomorphies". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 265(1396):631-640.
  2. ^ Ball IR: A contribution to the phylogeny and biogeography of the freshwater triclads (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria). Biology of the Turbellaria (Edited by: Riser NW and Morse MP). New York: McGraw-Hill New York 1974 , 339-401.
  3. ^ Tyler, Schilling, Hooge & Bush 2006 : Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 Database