Kingdom Animalia Order Tricladida Family Dugesiidae Rank Species | Phylum Platyhelminthes Suborder Continenticola Genus Dugesia | |
Similar Dugesia sagitta, Dugesia subtentaculata, Dugesia aenigma, Dugesia artesiana, Dugesiidae | ||
Dugesia sicula is a species of dugesiid triclad that lives in freshwater bodies of the Mediterranean Basin, where it is widely distributed. At least it has been reported from Sicily, Elba and Mallorca, Eivissa, Sardinia, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Crete.
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Morphology
D. sicula individuals have an asymmetrical penis papilla, with a diaphragm at the base, separating the seminal vesicle from the ejacultory duct. This duct is ventral and it opens subterminally. The seminal vesicle is wrapped by a thin layer of bulbar muscles. The penis papilla is weakly muscular and more parenchymatic.
Reproduction
D. sicula is known to reproduce sexual and asexually.
Phylogeny
D. sicula position in relation with other Dugesia species after the work of Lázaro et al., 2009:
References
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