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Turbellarians: Turbellaria - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Freshwater Planarian (dugesia Tigrina): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, TURBELLARIANS AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS

FRESHWATER PLANARIAN (Dugesia tigrina): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
NO COMMON NAME (Notoplana acticola): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
OYSTER LEECH (Stylochus inimicus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

Turbellarians live all over the world.

TURBELLARIANS AND PEOPLE

The regrowth abilities of turbellarians have been studied extensively by scientists who want to understand healing and cell regrowth in humans. Several species of turbellarians kill food animals such as oysters, and a few species cause disease in ornamental fishes used in aquariums.

CONSERVATION STATUS

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists one species of turbellarians as Extinct, or no longer in existence.

Turbellarians: Turbellaria - Physical Characteristics

Turbellarians: Turbellaria - Habitat

Turbellarians: Turbellaria - Diet

Turbellarians: Turbellaria - Behavior And Reproduction

Turbellarians: Turbellaria - Freshwater Planarian (dugesia Tigrina): Species Accounts

Turbellarians: Turbellaria - No Common Name (notoplana Acticola): Species Accounts

Turbellarians: Turbellaria - Oyster Leech (stylochus Inimicus): Species Accounts

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