Biology:Euplana
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Short description: Genus of flatworm
| Euplana | |
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| Euplana gracilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Euplanidae |
| Genus: | Euplana Girard, 1893 |
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Conjuguterus Pearse, 1938 | |
Euplana is a genus of flatworm belonging to the family Euplanidae.[1]
Description
Members of Euplana are defined by being somewhat elongated in shape. Members lack a prostatic vesicle, and the genital pores are close together. Tentacles are lacking, and unlike others in the family Euplanidae, the penis is not armed with any sort of stylet, being small or even absent. Species may or may not have a Lang's vesicle.[2]
Taxonomy
There are currently four species accepted in Euplana:[1]
- Girard, 1853 Hyman, 1940
- Marcus, 1947 Euplana claridade
- Euplana carolinensis Cuadrado, Rodriguez, Moro, Grande & Noreña, 2021
- Euplana gracilis Euplana hymanae
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euplana Girard, 1893". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157976.
- ↑ Hyman, Libbie H. (1939). "Some Polyclads of the New England Coast, Especially of the Woods Hole Region". Biological Bulletin 76 (2): 127–152. doi:10.2307/1537854. ISSN 0006-3185. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1537854.
Wikidata ☰ Q18586051 entry
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