Girardia dorotocephala

Girardia dorotocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Suborder:	Continenticola
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);

Girardia dorotocephala is a species of dugesiid triclad native from America.^[1] It has been accidentally introduced in Japan.^[2]

References

^ *Tyler S, Schilling S, Hooge M, and Bush LF (comp.) (2006-2012) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7 Database
^ Sluys, R., Kawakatsu, M., Yamamoto, K. (2010). "Exotic freshwater planarians currently known from Japan". Belgian Journal of Zoology, 140 (Suppl.). p. 103-109

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