Cura foremanii
{{Short description|Species of flatworm}}
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| image_alt = A medium-dark, oblong flatworm with a round, triangular head and two small eyes.
| taxon = Cura foremanii
| authority = (Girard, 1852)
| synonyms = {{Specieslist
|Curtisia foremani|(Girard, 1852)
|Curtisia simplicissima|Graff, 1916
|Curtisia simplissima|Curtis, 1900
|Dugesia foremanii|Girard, 1852
|Planaria foremanii|Stringer, 1918
|Planaria lugubris|Schmidt, 1861
|Planaria simplicissima|Stevens, 1907
|Planaria simplissima|Curtis, 1900
}}
}}
Cura foremanii is a species of freshwater planarian belonging to the family Dugesiidae.Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2023). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. [https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=482010 Cura foremanii (Girard, 1852)]. Accessed 2023-06-24.{{Catalogue of Life
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Etymology
Description
Cura foremanii is about 7–15 millimeters in length, and has a flat, oblong, broad, thick, oval-like shape. Its head is in the shape of a broad triangle with a blunt point. It has unpigmented circular dash-like regions on the side of its auricles; but its general body color ranges from dark brown or gray to black. Its underside is pale, but retains the same hue as its backside.Kenk, R. (1972). [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22578 Freshwater planarians (Turbellaria) of North America.] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. {{Doi|10.5962/bhl.title.4020}} It has two eyes; the eyes are a light grey or white with black pigment forming a "pupil".{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Henry Baldwin |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21750274#page/371/mode/1up |title=Fresh-water biology |last2=Whipple |first2=George Chandler |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |year=1918 |location=New York |pages=333–354 |doi=10.5962/bhl.title.57134}}
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Category:Animals described in 1852
Category:Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard
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