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Recurva

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Tricladida

Genus
  
Recurva Sluys, 2013

Phylum
  
Platyhelminthes

Family
  
Dugesiidae

Recurva

Recurva is a genus of freshwater and free-living triclad platyhelminth that belongs to the Dugesiidae family. It contains two known species although, according to molecular evidences, there is probably a third one.

Distribution

Described species of Recurva are found on different Greek islands. R. postrema inhabits the island of Rhodes and R. conjuncta the island of Cephalonia. The third putative species is found on Paros.

References

Recurva Wikipedia