Dugesia aenigma is a species of dugesiid triclad that inhabits freshwater bodies of Cephalonia, Greece.[1]

Dugesia aenigma
Preserved specimen of D. aenigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Dugesiidae
Genus: Dugesia
Species:
D. aenigma
Binomial name
Dugesia aenigma
de Vries, 1984
Cephalonia, Greece
Synonyms
  • Planaria sagitta (Schmidt, 1861 (partially; Cephalonia material))

Preserved specimens are up to 8 millimetres (0.31 in) in length and 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in width.[1]

Phylogeny

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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]

Dugesia

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.