Digonopyla
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| Digonopyla harmeri | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Digonopyla Fischer, 1926 |
| Species: | D. harmeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Digonopyla harmeri von Graff, 1899
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| Synonyms | |
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Dolichoplana harmeri Graff, 1897 | |
Digonopyla is a monotypic genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini. It contains a single species, Digonopyla harmeri.
Description
[edit | edit source]Digonopyla harmeri is characterized by the presence of numerous pharynges and mouths. The copulatory apparatus has a wall of tissue separating the male and female atria that results in independent male and female openings, an unusual condition in land planarians.[1]
References
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