Biology:Euplana gracilis
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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: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Euplanidae |
| Genus: | Euplana |
| Species: | E. gracilis
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| Euplana gracilis Girard, 1853
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Euplana gracilis is a species of marine flatworm belonging to the family Euplanidae.[1] It is found within the United States .
Description
E. gracilis is slender and elongate in shape, reaching up to 8 mm in length. The front end may be pointed or rounded, while the back end may be obtuse or rounded. The color of the species can range from yellowish gray to brownish gray. There are six eyes on each side, of which four are in a lengthwise row, and two obliquely placed together.[2]
Distribution and ecology
The species has been known to be found in the Chesapeake Bay, where it acts as a predator on certain species. Particularly, it has been found to prey on the amphipod Apocorophium lacustre.[3]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euplana gracilis Girard, 1853". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157977.
- ↑ Hyman, Libbie H. (1939). "Some Polyclads of the New England Coast, Especially of the Woods Hole Region" (in en). The Biological Bulletin 76 (2): 127–152. doi:10.2307/1537854. ISSN 0006-3185. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.2307/1537854.
- ↑ Janiak, Dean S.; Adams, Julia N.; Rubinoff, Benjamin; Osman, Richard W. (2017). "Predator-Prey Interactions of the Polyclad, Euplana gracilis, and the Amphipod, Apocorophium lacustre, in the Chesapeake Bay" (in en). Estuaries and Coasts 40 (2): 513–521. doi:10.1007/s12237-016-0148-3. ISSN 1559-2723. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12237-016-0148-3.
Wikidata ☰ Q3353252 entry
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