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Dugesia annandalei

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Dugesia annandalei
A short, dark flatworm with two white eyes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Dugesiidae
Genus: Dugesia
Species:
D. annandalei
Binomial name
Dugesia annandalei
(Kaburaki, 1918)
Synonyms

Planaria annandalei Kaburaki, 1918

Dugesia annandalei is a species of dugesiid planarian that is native to Myanmar.[1] It is named after Nelson Annandale.

Description

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Dugesia annandalei has a broad, round head with a very slight narrowing as a "neck". The back end is rounded. It's about six millimeters long and 1.5 mm wide. The backside is a buffed brown that darkens near the middle across the body, from the eyes to the back end. The underside is paler in color. There are two eyes, crescent-like in shape, each surrounded by an unpigmented oval. There is an auricle on each side of the head, which appears as a colorless streak.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2022). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Dugesia annandalei (Kaburaki, 1918). Accessed 2023-06-25.
  2. ^ Kaburaki, T. (1918). Freshwater triclads from the basin of the Inle lake. Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) 14 Fauna Inland Lake, 187-194