Spathula
Genus of flatworms
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Spathula is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Spathula Nurse, 1950 |
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Until 1977, Spathula was ranked as a subgenus of Dugesia.[1] The name of the genus derives from the Latin spathula, meaning "broad, flat piece".
Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.[2] Along with this, the genus was originally defined as planarians with "one atrium (undivided) around the penis, into which opens the bursa stalk" and numerous testes.[3]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Spathula[4]
- Spathula agelaea Hay & Ball, 1979
- Spathula alba Allison, 1997
- Spathula camara Ball, 1977
- Spathula dittae Ball & Tran, 1979
- Spathula foeni Ball, 1977
- Spathula fontinalis (Nurse, 1950)
- Spathula gourbaultae Ball, 1977
- Spathula limicola (Nurse, 1950)
- Spathula miserabile Sluys & Grant, 2006
- Spathula musculosa Sluys & Grant, 2006
- Spathula neara Ball, 1977
- Spathula ochyra Ball & Tran, 1979
- Spathula schauinslandi (Neppi, 1904)
- Spathula simplex Sluys & Grant, 2006
- Spathula truculenta Ball, 1977
- Spathula trunculata Ball, 1977
- Spathula tryssa Ball, 1977