Planaria torva

Planaria torva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Genus: Planaria
Species:
P. torva
Binomial name
Planaria torva
(OF Müller, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Fasciola torva OF Müller, 1773
  • Dendroplanaria torva Komárek, 1926
  • Planaria torfrida Perkins, 1928
  • Dugesia torva (Müller OF, 1773)

Planaria torva is a species of planarian in the family Planariidae.[1] When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual.[2]

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Planaria torva (Müller OF, 1773)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. ^ "Unravelling How Planaria Regenerate". Sedeer el-Showk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.