Dugesia aenigma

Dugesia aenigma is a species of dugesiid triclad that inhabits freshwater bodies of Cephalonia, Greece.[1]

Dugesia aenigma
Preserved specimen of D. aenigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Platyhelminthes
Order:Tricladida
Family:Dugesiidae
Genus:Dugesia
Species:
D. aenigma
Binomial name
Dugesia aenigma
de Vries, 1984
Cephalonia, Greece
Synonyms
  • Planaria sagitta (Schmidt, 1861 (partially; Cephalonia material))

Preserved specimens are up to 8 millimetres (0.31 in) in length and 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in width.[1]

Phylogeny

The most inclusive molecular analysis of Dugesia carried out shows that D. aenigma is closely related with other Greek species, mainly with those inhabiting the Ionian Sea.[2]

Dugesia

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