Cura foremanii

Cura foremanii is a species of freshwater planarian belonging to the family Dugesiidae.^[1][2] It is found in freshwater habitats within North America.

Cura foremanii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Dugesiidae
Genus:	Cura
Species:	C. foremanii
Binomial name
Cura foremanii (Girard, 1852)
Synonyms
Curtisia foremani (Girard, 1852) Curtisia simplicissima Graff, 1916 Curtisia simplissima Curtis, 1900 Dugesia foremanii Girard, 1852 Planaria foremanii Stringer, 1918 Planaria lugubris Schmidt, 1861 Planaria simplicissima Stevens, 1907 Planaria simplissima Curtis, 1900

Etymology

The specific epithet was given in honor of Edward R. Foreman.^[3]

Description

Cura foremanii is about 7–15 millimeters in length, and has a flat, oblong, broad, thick, oval-like shape. Its head is in the shape of a broad triangle with a blunt point. It has unpigmented circular dash-like regions on the side of its auricles; but its general body color ranges from dark brown or gray to black. Its underside is pale, but retains the same hue as its backside.^[3][4] It has two eyes; the eyes are a light grey or white with black pigment forming a "pupil".^[5]