Cura foremanii

Cura foremanii is a species of freshwater planarian belonging to the family Dugesiidae.[1][2] It is found in freshwater habitats within North America.

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

Etymology

The specific epithet was given in honor of Edward R. Foreman.[3]

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.[3][4] It has two eyes; the eyes are a light grey or white with black pigment forming a "pupil".[5]

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.
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