Recurva is a genus of freshwater and free-living triclad platyhelminth that belongs to the Dugesiidae family. It contains two known species although, according to molecular evidences, there is probably a third one.[1]
| Recurva | |
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| Recurva sp. from Paros, Greece | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Recurva Sluys, 2013 |
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Distribution edit
Described species of Recurva are found on different Greek islands. R. postrema inhabits the island of Rhodes and R. conjuncta the island of Cephalonia. The third putative species is found on Paros.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Sluys, R.; Solà, E.; Gritzalis, K.; Vila-Farré, M.; Mateos, E.; Riutort, M. (2013). "Integrative delineation of species of Mediterranean freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Dugesiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 169 (3): 523. doi:10.1111/zoj.12077.