Spathula
Spathula is a genus of dugesiid triclad. Its species are found in Australia and New Zealand.
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Description
Specimens of this genus have a triangular head.[3]
Species
- 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 trunculata Ball, 1977
- Spathula tryssa Ball, 1977
References
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- Tyler S, Schilling S, Hooge M, and Bush LF (comp.) (2006-2012) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7 Database Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Ball, I. R. (1977). "A monograph of genus Spathula (Platyhelminthes : Turbellaria : Tricladida)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 25 (47): 1. doi:10.1071/AJZS047.
- Ball, I. R.: A contribution to the phylogeny and biogeography of the freshwater triclads (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria). Biology of the Turbellaria (Edited by: Riser NW and Morse MP). New York: McGraw-Hill New York 1974, 339-401.
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