Oregoniplana opisthopora
| Oregoniplana opisthopora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Cercyridae |
| Genus: | Oregoniplana |
| Species: | O. opisthopora
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| Binomial name | |
| Oregoniplana opisthopora Holmquist & Karling, 1972
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Oregoniplana opisthopora is a species of planarian in the family Cercyridae.[1] Its type-locality is Oregon.
Description[edit]
Oregoniplana opisthopora is about 2 mm (0.079 in) long, and is a brownish-grey color. It has no auricles, and two eyes. It has spots indicating its gonads, pharynx and copulatory bulb. It has unicellular papillae all along the margin of its body.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2023). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Oregoniplana opisthopora Holmquist & Karling, 1972. Accessed 2023-06-17.
- ^ Holmquist C. & Karling T.G. (1972) Two new species of interstitial marine triclads from the North American Pacific coast, with comments on evolutionary trends and systematics in Tricladida (Turbellaria). Zoologica Scripta 1: 175-184. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1972.tb00674.x
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