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 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'' Hay & Ball, 1979
* '' Spathula alba'' Allison, 1997
* ''Spathula camara'' Ball, 1977
* ''Spathula dittae'' Ball & Tran, 1979
* ''Spathula foeni'' Ball, 1977
* ''Spathula fontinalis'' (Nurse, 1950)
* ''Spathula gourbaultae'' Ball, 1977
* ''Spathula limicola'' (Nurse, 1950)
* ''Spathula miserabile'' Sluys & Grant, 2006
* ''Spathula musculosa'' Sluys & Grant, 2006
* ''Spathula neara'' Ball, 1977
* ''Spathula ochyra'' Ball & Tran, 1979
* ''Spathula schauinslandi'' (Neppi, 1904)
* ''Spathula simplex'' Sluys & Grant, 2006
* ''Spathula truculenta'' Ball, 1977
* ''Spathula trunculata'' Ball, 1977
* ''Spathula tryssa'' Ball, 1977

References

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Dugesiidae
Rhabditophora genera