Order Tricladida Rank Family | Class Rhabditophora Phylum Platyhelminthes | |
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Similar Planariidae, Tricladida, Dendrocoelum, Dugesiidae, Aquatic flatworm | ||
Dendrocoelidae is a family of freshwater tricladida flatworms that has an holarctic distribution.
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The largest freshwater triclad known belongs to this family, it's up to 40 cm in length and inhabits the Lake Baikal.
Dendrocoelidae is the sister group of Kenkiidae.
Genera
Dendrocoelidae genera known are the following:
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic supertree after Sluys et al., 2009:
References
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