Paraplanaria
{{Short description|Genus of flatworms}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Paraplanaria dactyligera musculosa.jpg
| image_alt = A simple narrow flatworm with two eyes. Illustrated guides indicate it's around ten millimeters long.
| image_caption = Paraplanaria dactyligera musculosa
| taxon = Paraplanaria
| authority = Ball & Gourbault, 1978
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
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Paraplanaria is a genus of triclad belonging to the family Planariidae.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/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=479639 Paraplanaria Ball & Gourbault, 1978]. Accessed 2023-06-24.{{Catalogue of Life
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Description
The genus is characterized by a "musculo-glandular posterior diverticulum of the atrium".Ball, I. R., & Gourbault, N. (1978). The Phyletic Status of the Genus Planaria (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 48(1), 29-34. {{Doi|10.1163/26660644-04801003}}
Species
Paraplanaria currently contains the following two species: {{Linked specieslist
| Paraplanaria dactyligera|(Kenk, 1935)
| Paraplanaria occulta|(Kenk, 1969)}}
References
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