Stocchino, Giacinta Angela
Dendrocoelum
Sign in to saveDendrocoelum is a genus of freshwater triclad. Over one hundred species have been described.
Species
Milk-White Planaria
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPlatyhelminthes
- OrderTricladida
- FamilyDendrocoelidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations204
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Dendrocoelidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Germany, Yugoslavia, Turkey
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dendrocoelum is a genus of freshwater triclad. Over one hundred species have been described.
== Description == The genus Dendrocoelum is characterized by the presence of a well-developed musculo-glandular organ known as an adenodactyl, which is also present in other genera of Dendrocoelidae. In Dendrocoelum, the adenodactyl is cone-shaped and has a distinct bulb, as well as a papilla, and its lumen receives the secretions of several glands.
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