''Spathula'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
dugesiid
Dugesiidae is a family of freshwater planarians distributed worldwide (except Antarctica). The type genus is ''Dugesia
''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a genus of dugesiid triclads that contains some common representatives ...
triclad
A planarian is one of the many flatworms of the traditional class Turbellaria. It usually describes free-living flatworms of the order Tricladida (triclads), although this common name is also used for a wide number of free-living platyhelmint ...
. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of ''
Dugesia
''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a genus of dugesiid triclads that contains some common representatives of the class Turbellaria. These common flatworms are found in freshwater habitats of Africa, Eurasia, and Australia. ''Duge ...
''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.
[Ball, I. R.: 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.]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Spathula''
[*Tyler S, Schilling S, Hooge M, and Bush LF (comp.) (2006-2012) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7 ']
Database
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Spathula agelaea
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Hay & Ball, 1979
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Spathula alba
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Allison, 1997
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Spathula camara
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball, 1977
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Spathula dittae
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball & Tran, 1979
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Spathula foeni
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball, 1977
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Spathula fontinalis
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
(Nurse, 1950)
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Spathula gourbaultae
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball, 1977
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Spathula limicola
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
(Nurse, 1950)
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Spathula miserabile
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Sluys & Grant, 2006
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Spathula musculosa
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Sluys & Grant, 2006
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Spathula neara
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball, 1977
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Spathula ochyra
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball & Tran, 1979
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Spathula schauinslandi
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
(Neppi, 1904)
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Spathula simplex
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Sluys & Grant, 2006
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Spathula truculenta
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball, 1977
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Spathula trunculata
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball, 1977
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Spathula tryssa
''Spathula'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Until 1977, ''Spathula'' was ranked as a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.Ball, I. R.: A co ...
''
Ball, 1977
References
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Dugesiidae
Rhabditophora genera