Dugesia japonica
Species of flatworm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dugesia japonica is a species of freshwater planarian that inhabits freshwater bodies of East Asia, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and northeastern Siberia.[2] However, molecular studies suggest that Dugesia japonica is polyphyletic and different populations across its area of occurrence constitute distinct species.[3]
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Dugesia japonica | |
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Two headed D. japonica that regenerated from a trunk fragment exposed to Praziquantel.[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Dugesiidae |
Genus: | Dugesia |
Species: | D. japonica |
Binomial name | |
Dugesia japonica Ichikawa & Kawakatsu, 1964 | |
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