Bdellocephala is a genus of freshwater triclad that inhabits different regions of Eurasia.[2][1]
| Bdellocephala | |
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| Bdellocephala punctata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dendrocoelidae |
| Genus: | Bdellocephala de Man, 1875 |
| Species[1] | |
Description
editAs in other genera of the family Dendrocoelidae, species of Bdellocephala have an anterior adhesive organ. However, differently from other dendrocoelids, species of Bdellocephala lack a well-developed penis papilla in the male copulatory apparatus, which is uncommon in freshwater planarians.[3]
Species
edit- Bdellocephala angarensis
- Bdellocephala annandalei
- Bdellocephala baicalensis
- Bdellocephala bathyalis
- Bdellocephala borealis
- Bdellocephala brunnea
- Bdellocephala grubiiformis
- Bdellocephala melanocinerea
- Bdellocephala punctata
- Bdellocephala roseocula
- Bdellocephala stellomaculata
- Bdellocephala ushkaniensis
References
edit- ^ a b Naumova, T.V.; Novikova, O.A.; Timoshkin, O.Q. «Zoogeographical analysis of the distribution of Bdellocephala species (Plathelminthes, Tricladida: Paludicola)». Hydrobiologia, 568, S, 2006, pp. 177-181.
- ^ Kawakatsu, M., Sluys R., Timoshkin O. A., Naumova T. V., Nishino M., & Takai M. (2001). Redescription of Japanese Bdellocephala annandalei from Lake Biwa-ko with comparative redescription of the Far Eastern and Kamchatkan Bdellocephala species (Tricladida, Paludicola). Belgian Journal of Zoology. 131, 205-211.
- ^ Sluys, R.; Kawakatsu, M. (2006). "Towards a phylogenetic classification of dendrocoelid freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes): A morphological and eclectic approach". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 44 (4): 274. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00371.x.