Polycelis sp. from Koda karst springs, found together with Dugesia gonocephala and microturbellarians #planarian#WormWednesday#invertebrates 📸 🌿

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Any detail of the head where ocelli are visible? Head looks pretty round for rhynchodemid, it looking more like roundish shape of microplanid. Some of my examples > first pic: Microplana sp., second Rhynchodemus sylvaticus

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Depends on species. Usually it's true. Then we have maniacs as Sphalloplana mohri who have up to 50. Digonopyla harmeri is silly terrestrial case - up to 100 with plenty of mouth openings. Phagocata woodworthi and gracilis have also more pharynges. Some marine polyclads are polypharyngeal too

Arthurdendyus testaceus, linda planária terrestre nativa da Nova Zelândia.

I'm kinda used to fact that glossiphonids having maternal care but this just another level. Normally it looking like in this Theromyzon tessulatum - juveniles are just carried on ventral side until is time to leave home.

Essa planária linda é a Paraba hortulana, descrita no ano passado. O único lugar onde ela foi encontrada até hoje foi o jardim da casa dos meus pais. O epíteto hortulana, jardineira em latim, vem do fato de ter sido encontrada nesse lugar.

Nice to see familiar planarian folks. Welcome here ;]

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