Cura | |
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Cura foremanii | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Dugesiidae |
Genus: |
Cura Strand, 1942 [1] |
Species [2] | |
Cura is a genus of freshwater flatworm (triclads) belonging to the family Dugesiidae.
Cura was ranked as a subgenus of Dugesia until 1974, then it was elevated to the genus rank. [3]
Individuals of this genus have a low triangle-shaped head. [4]
Cura species present a disjunct distribution. C. foremanii inhabits North America, [5] while C. fortis is found in New Zealand, [6] and C. pinguis in Australia, New Zealand, [6] and New Caledonia. [7]
Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008: [8]
Cura | |
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Cura foremanii | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Dugesiidae |
Genus: |
Cura Strand, 1942 [1] |
Species [2] | |
Cura is a genus of freshwater flatworm (triclads) belonging to the family Dugesiidae.
Cura was ranked as a subgenus of Dugesia until 1974, then it was elevated to the genus rank. [3]
Individuals of this genus have a low triangle-shaped head. [4]
Cura species present a disjunct distribution. C. foremanii inhabits North America, [5] while C. fortis is found in New Zealand, [6] and C. pinguis in Australia, New Zealand, [6] and New Caledonia. [7]
Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008: [8]