| Planaria torva | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Planariidae |
| Genus: | Planaria |
| Species: | P. torva |
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| Planaria torva (OF Müller, 1773) | |
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Planaria torva is a species of planarian in the family Planariidae. When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual.
Diet
The food of P. torva consists of freshwater gastropods, tubificid worms, and freshwater arthropods, such as isopods of the genus Asellus and chironomid larvae, although it shows a clear preference for snails. In the United Kingdom, P. torva is a successful predator of the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus jenkinsi).
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Planaria torva (Müller OF, 1773)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- "Unravelling How Planaria Regenerate". Sedeer el-Showk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Reynoldson, T. B.; Sefton, A. D. (1976). "The food of Planaria torva (Müller) (Turbellaria-Tricladida), a laboratory and field study". Freshwater Biology. 6 (4): 383–393. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.1976.tb01623.x. ISSN 0046-5070.
- Reynoldson, T. B.; Piearce, Bronwen (1979). "Predation on snails by three species of triclad and its bearing on the distribution of Planaria torva in Britain". Journal of Zoology. 189 (4): 459–484. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1979.tb03974.x. ISSN 0952-8369.
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