Mesostoma ehrenbergii
Species of flatworms
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Mesostoma ehrenbergii is a species of rhabdocoel flatworms in the family Typhloplanidae.[1]
| Mesostoma ehrenbergii | |
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| Live specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Rhabdocoela |
| Family: | Typhloplanidae |
| Genus: | Mesostoma |
| Species: | M. ehrenbergii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesostoma ehrenbergii (Focke, 1836) | |
Description
Taxonomy
It was described by Gustav Woldemar Focke as Planaria ehrenbergii in 1836.[1][5] The specific name references Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Ecology and behavior
The animal primarily feeds on cladocerans, but also on fairy shrimps, naidid oligochaetes, large rotifers and mosquito larvae. It is able to produce two types of eggs, subitaneous eggs and dormant eggs.[2]