Bdellocephala is a genus of freshwater triclad that inhabits different regions of Eurasia.Kawakatsu, M., Sluys R., Timoshkin O. A., Naumova T. V., Nishino M., & Takai M. (2001). Redescription of Japanese Bdellocephala annandalei from Lake Biwa-ko with comparative redescription of the Far Eastern and Kamchatkan Bdellocephala species (Tricladida, Paludicola). Belgian Journal of Zoology. 131, 205-211.
Description As in other genera of the family Dendrocoelidae, species of Bdellocephala have an anterior adhesive organ. However, differently from other dendrocoelids, species of Bdellocephala lack a well-developed penis papilla in the male copulatory apparatus, which is uncommon in freshwater planarians.
Species
Bdellocephala angarensis Bdellocephala annandalei Bdellocephala baicalensis Bdellocephala bathyalis Bdellocephala borealis Bdellocephala brunnea Bdellocephala grubiiformis Bdellocephala melanocinerea Bdellocephala punctata Bdellocephala roseocula Bdellocephala stellomaculata Bdellocephala ushkaniensis
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