Planaria kempi is a species of planarian belonging to the family Planariidae.[1] It has been found in India. It is named after Stanley Wells Kemp.

Planaria kempi
An evenly-shaped flatworm with two small eyes.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Genus: Planaria
Species:
P. kempi
Binomial name
Planaria kempi
Whitehouse, 1913

Description edit

The type specimen of Planaria kempi was described as being 9.5 millimeters long and two millimeters wide. It has no visible "neck". It has two small eyes, each surrounded by an unpigmented area. The backside of the species is a medium-brown color, with a pale underside. The underside has two pores, one for the mouth and one for the genitalia.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2018). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Planaria kempi Whitehouse, 1913. Accessed 2023-06-24.
  2. ^ Whitehouse, R. H. (1913). Freshwater Planaria. (Zoological results of the Abor Expedition 1911-12, Part III, Nr. 22. ). Records of the Indian Museum, 8: 319.