Planariidae

Planariidae

Planariidae

Family of flatworms

Planariidae is a family of freshwater planarians.

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Genera ...

The type genus is Planaria Müller, 1776.[1]

Genera

Twelve genera of Planariidae are known:[2]

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic supertree after Sluys et al., 2009:[2]

Tricladida

References

  1. [1]
    Ball IR: A contribution to the phylogeny and biogeography of the freshwater triclads (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria). Biology of the Turbellaria (Edited by: Riser NW and Morse MP). New York: McGraw-Hill New York 1974 , 339-401.
  2. [2]
    Sluys, R.; Kawakatsu, M.; Riutort, M.; Baguñà, J. (2009). "A new higher classification of planarian flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida)". Journal of Natural History. 43 (29–30): 1763–1777. doi:10.1080/00222930902741669.
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