Schmidtea lugubris
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Schmidtea |
| Species: | S. lugubris
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| Binomial name | |
| Schmidtea lugubris (Schmidt, 1861)
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Schmidtea lugubris is a species of freshwater flatworm, a dugesiid triclad found in Europe.
Description[edit]
S. lugubris is slender in shape. The head is blunt and rounded at full growth, but medium-sized individuals have lateral lobes forming a triangular shape. There are two eyes. The auricles of the head are a translucent grey color, but the rest of the backside is a dark brown.[1]
Diet[edit]
S. lugubris preys mainly on oligochaetes and gastropods.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Schmidt, O. (1861). Uber Planaria torva Autorum. Z wiss Zool (in German). 11(1):91-92 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Reynoldson, T. B.; Young, J. O. (1963). "The Food of Four Species of Lake-Dwelling Triclads". Journal of Animal Ecology. 32 (2): 175–191. doi:10.2307/2533. JSTOR 2533.