Planaria torva

Planaria torva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Planariidae
Genus:	Planaria
Species:	P. torva
Binomial name
	Planaria torva; (OF Müller, 1773)
Synonyms
	Fasciola torva OF Müller, 1773; Dendroplanaria torva Komárek, 1926; Planaria torfrida Perkins, 1928; Dugesia torva (Müller OF, 1773);

Planaria torva is a species of planarian in the family Planariidae.[1] When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual.[2]

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.[3] In the United Kingdom, P. torva is a successful predator of the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus jenkinsi).[4]

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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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Planaria torva (Müller OF, 1773)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

[2] "Unravelling How Planaria Regenerate". Sedeer el-Showk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[ReynoldsonSefton1976-3] 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.

[Reynoldson1979-4] 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.