''Bdellocephala'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of freshwater
triclad
Planarians (triclads) are free-living flatworms of the class Turbellaria, order Tricladida, which includes hundreds of species, found in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial habitats.pp 3., "Planarians (the popular name for the group as a whole ...
that inhabits different regions of
Eurasia
Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents d ...
.
[Kawakatsu, M., Sluys R., Timoshkin O. A., Naumova T. V., Nishino M., & Takai M. (2001). Redescription of Japanese Bdellocephala annandalei from Lake Biwa-ko with comparative redescription of the Far Eastern and Kamchatkan Bdellocephala species (Tricladida, Paludicola). Belgian Journal of Zoology. 131, 205-211.]
Description
As in other genera of the family Dendrocoelidae, species of ''Bdellocephala'' have an anterior adhesive organ. However, differently from other dendrocoelids, species of ''Bdellocephala'' lack a well-developed penis papilla in the male copulatory apparatus, which is uncommon in freshwater planarians.
Species
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Bdellocephala angarensis''
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Bdellocephala annandalei''
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Bdellocephala baicalensis''
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Bdellocephala bathyalis''
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Bdellocephala borealis''
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Bdellocephala brunnea''
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Bdellocephala grubiiformis''
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Bdellocephala melanocinerea''
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Bdellocephala punctata''
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Bdellocephala roseocula''
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Bdellocephala stellomaculata''
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Bdellocephala ushkaniensis''
References
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Dendrocoelidae
Taxa named by Johannes Govertus de Man
Platyhelminthes genera