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Procerodes lobatus

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Procerodes lobatus
A long, cream-colored flatworm with two small eyes and a square-shaped face
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Procerodidae
Genus: Procerodes
Species:
P. lobatus
Binomial name
Procerodes lobatus
Schmidt, 1862

Procerodes lobatus is a species of triclad in the family Procerodidae.[1]

Description

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Procerodes lobatus has two small, black eyes, a squared, flat head and a long, flat body. It has lobes on the side of its head. Its body is a milky-white to yellowish color.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2023). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Procerodes lobatus (Schmidt, 1862). Accessed 2023-06-17.
  2. ^ Schmidt, O. (1861). Untersuchungen ueber Turbellarien von Corfu und Cephalonia, nebst Nachträgen zu früheren Arbeiten. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 11: 1-30, 4 plates.