Euplana

Euplana
	Euplana gracilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Family:	Euplanidae
Genus:	Euplana; Girard, 1893
Synonyms
	Conjuguterus Pearse, 1938

Euplana is a genus of flatworm belonging to the family Euplanidae.[1]

Description

Members of Euplana are defined by being somewhat elongated in shape. Members lack a prostatic vesicle, and the genital pores are close together. Tentacles are lacking, and unlike others in the family Euplanidae, the penis is not armed with any sort of stylet, being small or even absent. Species may or may not have a Lang's vesicle. [2]

Taxonomy

There are currently four species accepted in Euplana:[1]

Euplana carolinensis Hyman, 1940
Euplana claridade Cuadrado, Rodriguez, Moro, Grande & Noreña, 2021
Euplana gracilis Girard, 1853
Euplana hymanae Marcus, 1947

References

"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euplana Girard, 1893". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
Hyman, Libbie H. (1939). "Some Polyclads of the New England Coast, Especially of the Woods Hole Region". Biological Bulletin. 76 (2): 127–152. doi:10.2307/1537854. ISSN 0006-3185.

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[worms-1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euplana Girard, 1893". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03.

[hyman1939-2] Hyman, Libbie H. (1939). "Some Polyclads of the New England Coast, Especially of the Woods Hole Region". Biological Bulletin. 76 (2): 127–152. doi:10.2307/1537854. ISSN 0006-3185.