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'''''Bipalium pennsylvanicum''''' is a species of [[Geoplanidae|land planarian]] in the subfamily [[Bipaliinae]].<ref name="Ogren1987">{{cite journal |doi=10.2307/3226281 |jstor=3226281 |title=Description of a New Three-Lined Land Planarian of the Genus Bipalium (Turbellaria: Tricladida) from Pennsylvania, U.S.A |journal=Transactions of the American Microscopical Society |volume=106 |issue=1 |pages=21–30 |last1=Ogren |first1=Robert E |year=1987 }}</ref> |
'''''Bipalium pennsylvanicum''''', the '''''three-lined land planarian''''', is a species of [[Geoplanidae|land planarian]] in the subfamily [[Bipaliinae]].<ref name="Ogren1987">{{cite journal |doi=10.2307/3226281 |jstor=3226281 |title=Description of a New Three-Lined Land Planarian of the Genus Bipalium (Turbellaria: Tricladida) from Pennsylvania, U.S.A |journal=Transactions of the American Microscopical Society |volume=106 |issue=1 |pages=21–30 |last1=Ogren |first1=Robert E |year=1987 }}</ref><ref name=pennstate>{{cite web |title=Hammerhead Flatworms and Other Land Planaria of Eastern North America |url=https://extension.psu.edu/hammerhead-flatworms-and-other-land-planaria-of-eastern-north-america |website=[[Penn State Extension]] |access-date=July 20, 2022 |date=May 2, 2022}}</ref> They are native to Asia, but found mostly in [[Pennsylvania]] and the surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barker |first1=G.M. |title=Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs |date=2004 |publisher=[[Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International|CABI Publishing]] |location=[[Oxfordshire]] |isbn=0851993192 |pages=242-248 |url=https://archive.org/details/natural-enemies-of-terrestrial-molluscs-2004 |access-date=July 30, 2022}}</ref><ref name=pennstate /> They can reach a length of 5.1 inches (130 mm) or more, with a diet consisting mostly of earthworms. They reproduce sexually by creating a cocoon in the spring, but unlike related planarians, they cannot reproduce through [[Fission (biology)|binary fission]].<ref name=pennstate /> It is not recommended to touch these flatworms without gloves, because their mucous contains a toxin that is used for digesting prey and can cause skin irritation for some people.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Draper |first1=Erik |title=Hammerhead Hysteria |url=https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1977 |website=Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine |publisher=[[Ohio State University]] |access-date=July 30, 2022 |date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Bipalium |
| Species: | B. pennsylvanicum
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| Bipalium pennsylvanicum Ogren, 1987
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Bipalium pennsylvanicum, the three-lined land planarian, is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Bipaliinae.[1][2] They are native to Asia, but found mostly in Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.[3][2] They can reach a length of 5.1 inches (130 mm) or more, with a diet consisting mostly of earthworms. They reproduce sexually by creating a cocoon in the spring, but unlike related planarians, they cannot reproduce through binary fission.[2] It is not recommended to touch these flatworms without gloves, because their mucous contains a toxin that is used for digesting prey and can cause skin irritation for some people.[4]
References
- ^ Ogren, Robert E (1987). "Description of a New Three-Lined Land Planarian of the Genus Bipalium (Turbellaria: Tricladida) from Pennsylvania, U.S.A". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 106 (1): 21–30. doi:10.2307/3226281. JSTOR 3226281.
- ^ a b c "Hammerhead Flatworms and Other Land Planaria of Eastern North America". Penn State Extension. May 2, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Barker, G.M. (2004). Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs. Oxfordshire: CABI Publishing. pp. 242–248. ISBN 0851993192. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Draper, Erik (May 27, 2022). "Hammerhead Hysteria". Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine. Ohio State University. Retrieved July 30, 2022.