Neppia
Genus of flatworms
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Neppia is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Neppia Ball, 1974 |
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Phylogeny and taxonomy
Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008:[5]
Species
- Neppia evelinae (Marcus, 1955)
- Neppia falklandica (Westblad, 1952)
- Neppia jeanneli (Beauchamp, 1913)
- Neppia magnibursalis Sluys & Kawakatsu, 2001
- Neppia montana (Nurse, 1950)
- Neppia paeta (Marcus, 1955)
- Neppia tinga (Marcus, 1955)
- Neppia wimbimba (Marcus, 1970)