Dugesia aenigma is a species of dugesiid triclad that inhabits freshwater bodies of Cephalonia, Greece.[1]
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| Preserved specimen of D. aenigma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Dugesia |
| Species: | D. aenigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Dugesia aenigma de Vries, 1984
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| Cephalonia, Greece | |
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Preserved specimens are up to 8 millimetres (0.31 in) in length and 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in width.[1]
Phylogeny edit
The most inclusive molecular analysis of Dugesia carried out shows that D. aenigma is closely related with other Greek species, mainly with those inhabiting the Ionian Sea.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b De Vries, E. J. (1984). "On the species of the Dugesia gonocephala group (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida) from Greece". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 54: 101–126. doi:10.1163/26660644-05401008.
- ^ Solà, E.; Sluys, R.; Gritzalis, K.; Riutort, M. (2012). "Fluvial basin history in the northeastern Mediterranean region underlies dispersal and speciation patterns in the genus Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66 (3): 877–888. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.010. PMID 23182762.