Planaria torva
Species of flatworms
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Planaria torva is a species of planarian in the family Planariidae.[1] When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Planariidae |
| Genus: | Planaria |
| Species: | P. torva |
| Binomial name | |
| Planaria torva (OF Müller, 1773) | |
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Diet
The food of P. torva consists of freshwater gastropods, tubificid worms, and freshwater arthropods, such as isopods of the genus Asellus and chironomid larvae, although it shows a clear preference for snails.[3] In the United Kingdom, P. torva is a successful predator of the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus jenkinsi).[4]
