Girardia dorotocephala

Girardia dorotocephala is a species of dugesiid triclad native to North America.[1] It has been accidentally introduced in Japan.[2] Girardia dorotocephala is cannibalistic, which led to its usage in memory transfer experiments.[3]

Girardia dorotocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
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)
  • Dugesia agilis (Stringer, 1909)
  • Dugesia diabolis Hyman, 1956
  • Planaria agilis Stringer, 1909

References
    • Tyler S, Schilling S, Hooge M, and Bush LF (comp.) (2006–2012) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7 Database
  2. Sluys, R., Kawakatsu, M., Yamamoto, K. (2010). "Exotic freshwater planarians currently known from Japan". Belgian Journal of Zoology, 140 (Suppl.). p. 103–109
  3. James, McConnell (1965). "A Manual of Psychological Experimentation on Planarians" (PDF). The Worm Runner's Digest: 5, 7.


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