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Cura foremanii

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Species of flatworm

Cura foremanii
A medium-dark, oblong flatworm with a round, triangular head and two small eyes.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Dugesiidae
Genus: Cura
Species: C. foremanii
Binomial name
Cura foremanii
(Girard, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Curtisia foremani (Girard, 1852)
  • Curtisia simplicissima Graff, 1916
  • Curtisia simplissima Curtis, 1900
  • Dugesia foremanii Girard, 1852
  • Planaria foremanii Stringer, 1918
  • Planaria lugubris Schmidt, 1861
  • Planaria simplicissima Stevens, 1907
  • Planaria simplissima Curtis, 1900

Cura foremanii is a species of freshwater planarian belonging to the family Dugesiidae. It is found in freshwater habitats within North America.

Etymology

The specific epithet was given in honor of Edward R. Foreman.

Description

Cura foremanii is about 7–15 millimeters in length, and has a flat, oblong, broad, thick, oval-like shape. Its head is in the shape of a broad triangle with a blunt point. It has unpigmented circular dash-like regions on the side of its auricles; but its general body color ranges from dark brown or gray to black. Its underside is pale, but retains the same hue as its backside. It has two eyes; the eyes are a light grey or white with black pigment forming a "pupil".

References

  1. Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2023). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Cura foremanii (Girard, 1852). Accessed 2023-06-24.
  2. "Cura foremanii (Girard, 1852)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ Girard, C. F. (1852). Description of two new genera and two new species of Planaria. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 4: 210-213.
  4. Kenk, R. (1972). Freshwater planarians (Turbellaria) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.4020
  5. Ward, Henry Baldwin; Whipple, George Chandler (1918). Fresh-water biology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 333–354. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.57134.
Taxon identifiers
Cura foremanii


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