Girardia dorotocephala

Girardia dorotocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Suborder: Continenticola
Family: Dugesiidae
Genus: Girardia
Species: G. dorotocephala
Binomial name
Girardia dorotocephala
(Woodworth, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Planaria dorotocephala Woodworth, 1897
  • Euplanaria dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897)
  • Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897)

Girardia dorotocephala is a species of dugesiid triclad native from America.[1] It has been accidentally introduced in Japan.[2]

References

  1. ↑
    • Tyler S, Schilling S, Hooge M, and Bush LF (comp.) (2006-2012) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7 Database
  2. ↑ Sluys, R., Kawakatsu, M., Yamamoto, K. (2010). "Exotic freshwater planarians currently known from Japan". Belgian Journal of Zoology, 140 (Suppl.). p. 103-109