Euplana carolinensis
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| Euplana carolinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Euplanidae |
| Genus: | Euplana |
| Species: | E. carolinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euplana carolinensis | |
Euplana carolinensis is a species of flatworm belonging to the family Euplanidae.[1] It is found within the United States in North Carolina.
E. carolinensis is elongate and obovate in shape, widest at the area of its brain and tapering to a blunt back point. It is about 5 mm in length. The color in its original description was described as "unknown" but "presumably brownish above". The differential diagnosis of E. carolinensis from other related species cites an elongated pharynx, separated cerebral and tentacular eye clusters, a long male atrium, a small penis papilla, an enlarged seminal vesicle, and a curved vagina as distinguishing the species.[2]
