Phagocata is a genus of planariid triclad.

Phagocata
Phagocata bulbosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Genus: Phagocata
Leidy, 1847[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Albiplanaria Komarek, 1926
  • Albioplanaria Kawakatsu, 1966 [literature misspelling]
  • Fonticola Komarek, 1926
  • Fondicola Buchanan, 1936 [literature misspelling]
  • Penecurva Livanov & Zabusova, 1940

Description

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Members of the genus are oblong and plano-convex in shape, contractile, and mucous, with auricles on its front. It has two ventral pores: one for the mouth and one for the genitalia. The genus is defined by its abundance of proboscises, with the type species having been described as having "not less than twenty-three".[1]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Phagocata:

References

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  1. ^ a b Leidy, Joseph (1847). "Description and Anatomy of a new and curious sub-genus of Planaria". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 248–252 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.