Phagocata

Genus of flatworms


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::summary Genus of flatworms ::

| image = Phagocata morgani.jpg | image_caption = Phagocata morgani | taxon = Phagocata | authority = Leidy, 1847 | subdivision = See text | synonyms =

  • Albiplanaria Komarek, 1926
  • Albioplanaria Kawakatsu, 1966 [literature misspelling]
  • Fonticola Komarek, 1926
  • Fondicola Buchanan, 1936 [literature misspelling]
  • Penecurva Livanov & Zabusova, 1940

Phagocata is a genus of planariid triclad.

Description

Members of the genus are oblong and plano-convex in shape, contractile, and mucous, with auricles on its front. It has two ventral pores: one for the mouth and one for the genitalia. The genus is defined by its abundance of proboscises, with the type species having been described as having "not less than twenty-three".

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Phagocata:

References

References

  1. Leidy, Joseph. (1847). "Description and Anatomy of a new and curious sub-genus of Planaria.". [[Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia]].

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