Dugesia arcadia is a species of freshwater dugesiid found in northern Peloponnese, Greece.[1][2]

Dugesia arcadia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Dugesiidae
Genus: Dugesia
Species:
D. arcadia
Binomial name
Dugesia arcadia
de Vries, 1988

The specific name "arcadia" refers to the district Arcadia, on the Peloponnese.

References

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  1. ^ De Vries, E. J. (1988). "Further contributions to the taxonomy and biogeography of the subgenus Dugesia (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Paludicola) in the Mediterranean region and the Middle East". Israel Journal of Zoology. 35: 109–136. doi:10.1080/00212210.1988.10688607.
  2. ^ Solà E, Sluys R, Gritzalis K, Riutort M. "Fluvial basin history in the northeastern Mediterranean region underlies dispersal and speciation patterns in the genus Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 877–888. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.010. PMID 23182762.