Planariidae is a
family
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of freshwater
planarians.
The
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
is ''
Planaria'' Müller, 1776.
[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.]
Genera
Twelve genera of Planariidae are known:
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Atrioplanaria''
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Bdellasimilis''
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Crenobia''
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Digonoporus''
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Hymanella
''Hymanella'' is a genus of triclad belonging to the family Planariidae.Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2022). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora''Hymanella'' Castle, ...
''
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Ijimia''
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Paraplanaria''
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Phagocata''
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Plagnolia''
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Planaria''
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Polycelis
''Polycelis'' is a genus of planarians in the family Planariidae found in the Holarctic region (North America and Eurasia). The genus was described in 1831 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and currently has no consensus on the exact number of spe ...
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Seidlia''
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic supertree after Sluys et al., 2009:
References
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Taxa named by William Stimpson
Platyhelminthes families