Biology:Bipalium pennsylvanicum
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Short description: Species of flatworm
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Bipalium |
| Species: | B. pennsylvanicum
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| Bipalium pennsylvanicum Ogren, 1987
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Bipalium pennsylvanicum, the three-lined land planarian, is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Bipaliinae.[1][2] They are native to Asia, but found mostly in Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.[3][2] They can reach a length of 5.1 inches (130 mm) or more, with a diet consisting mostly of earthworms. They reproduce sexually by creating a cocoon in the spring, but unlike related planarians, they cannot reproduce through binary fission.[2] It is not recommended to touch these flatworms without gloves, because their mucous contains a toxin that is used for digesting prey and can cause skin irritation for some people.[4]
References
- ↑ Ogren, Robert E (1987). "Description of a New Three-Lined Land Planarian of the Genus Bipalium (Turbellaria: Tricladida) from Pennsylvania, U.S.A". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 106 (1): 21–30. doi:10.2307/3226281.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hammerhead Flatworms and Other Land Planaria of Eastern North America". May 2, 2022. https://extension.psu.edu/hammerhead-flatworms-and-other-land-planaria-of-eastern-north-america.
- ↑ Barker, G.M. (2004). Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs. Oxfordshire: CABI Publishing. pp. 242-248. ISBN 0851993192. https://archive.org/details/natural-enemies-of-terrestrial-molluscs-2004. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ↑ Draper, Erik (May 27, 2022). "Hammerhead Hysteria". Ohio State University. https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1977.
Further reading
- Ogren, Robert E.; Sheldon, Joseph K (August 1991). "Ecological observations on the land planarian Bipalium pennsylvanicum Ogren, with references to phenology, reproduction, growth rate and food niche". Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 65 (1): 3–9.
Wikidata ☰ Q2272522 entry
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