Dugesia aethiopica is a species of freshwater dugesiid planarian found in Lake Tana in Ethiopia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Dugesia |
| Species: | D. aethiopica
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| Binomial name | |
| Dugesia aethiopica Stocchino, Corso, Manconi & Pala, 2002
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Etymology
editThe specific epithet of aethiopica refers to the type-locality, within the country of Ethiopia.[3]
Description
editDugesia aethiopica is about 20–22 mm long and 2.5–3 mm wide. It has two eyes in the middle of its head, and unpigmented auricular grooves. Its backside is brown, with a paler underside. Pores for the mouth and genitalia are located on the underside.[3]
References
edit- ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2022). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Dugesia aethiopica Stocchino, Corso, Manconi & Pala, 2002. Accessed 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Dugesia aethiopica Stocchino, Corso, Manconi & Pala, 2002". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ a b Giacinta Angela Stocchino, Gavina Corso, Renata Manconi & Maria Pala (2002) African planarians: Dugesia aethiopica sp. n. (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) from lake Tana (NW Ethiopia). Italian Journal of Zoology, 69:1, 45-51. doi:10.1080/11250000209356437
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