| Oregoniplana opisthopora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Cercyridae |
| Genus: | Oregoniplana |
| Species: | O. opisthopora |
| Binomial name | |
| Oregoniplana opisthopora Holmquist & Karling, 1972 | |
Oregoniplana opisthopora is a species of planarian in the family Cercyridae. Its type-locality is Oregon.
Description
Oregoniplana opisthopora is about 2 mm (0.079 in) long, and is a brownish-grey color. It has no auricles, and two eyes. It has spots indicating its gonads, pharynx and copulatory bulb. It has unicellular papillae all along the margin of its body.
References
- Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2023). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Oregoniplana opisthopora Holmquist & Karling, 1972. Accessed 2023-06-17.
- Holmquist C. & Karling T.G. (1972) Two new species of interstitial marine triclads from the North American Pacific coast, with comments on evolutionary trends and systematics in Tricladida (Turbellaria). Zoologica Scripta 1: 175-184. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1972.tb00674.x
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| Oregoniplana opisthopora | |
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