The Classics of Biology:

Planaria

planaria

Planaria (genus Dugesia)

You will never forget the flatworm once you have looked into its eyes. These apparently "cross eyed" animals live in weedy ponds, in slow moving streams, and in the smallest creeks. Click below to learn more.


Our program, Branches on the Tree of Life: Flatworms, shows the feeding behavior
of Dugesia along with other free living flatworms, flukes and tapeworms.

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