Ducetia Japonica

Dugesia japonica

"Dugesia japonica" is a species of freshwater planarian that inhabits freshwater bodies of East Asia, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and north-eastern Siberia. However, molecular studies suggest that "Dugesia japonica" is polyphyletic and different populations across its area of occurrence constitute distinct species.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionPlatyhelminthes
ClassUnknown Class
OrderTricladida
FamilyDugesiidae
GenusDugesia
SpeciesD. japonica
Photographed in
Vietnam