Girardia dorotocephala

Girardia dorotocephala is a species of dugesiid triclad native to North America.^[1] It has been accidentally introduced in Japan.^[2] Girardia dorotocephala is cannibalistic, which led to its usage in memory transfer experiments.^[3]

Girardia dorotocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Dugesiidae
Genus:	Girardia
Species:	G. dorotocephala
Binomial name
Girardia dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897)
Synonyms
Planaria dorotocephala Woodworth, 1897 Euplanaria dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897) Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897) Dugesia agilis (Stringer, 1909) Dugesia diabolis Hyman, 1956 Planaria agilis Stringer, 1909