Platydemus
| Platydemus | |
|---|---|
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| Platydemus manokwari, head is on the right. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae[1] |
| Subfamily: | Rhychodeminae |
| Genus: | Platydemus von Graff, 1896 |
Platydemus is a genus of large predatory land flatworms, terrestrial planarians in the family Geoplanidae.
Species
Species within the genus Platydemus include among others:
- Platydemus assimilis
- Platydemus fasciatus
- Platydemus manokwari de Beauchamp, 1963, the "New Guinea flatworm" [2]
References
- ↑ Sluys, R., Kawakatsu, M., Riutort, M. & Baguñà, J. 2009: A new higher classification of planarian flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida). Journal of Natural History, 43, 1763-1777. doi:10.1080/00222930902741669
- ↑ Justine, Jean-Lou; Winsor, Leigh; Gey, Delphine; Gros, Pierre; Thévenot, Jessica (2014). "The invasive New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari in France, the first record for Europe: time for action is now.". PeerJ 2: e297. doi:10.7717/peerj.297. PMC 3961122. PMID 24688873.
