Paraplanaria dactyligera is a species of triclad belonging to the family Planariidae.Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006–2018). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Paraplanaria dactyligera (Kenk, 1935). Accessed 2023-06-24. It has been found in the eastern United States.
Description Paraplanaria dactyligera is around 13 millimeters long and 1.75 mm wide. Its color can range from near-black to a brown or gray, with a usually-lighter ventral side. Its color can show a faint clouded effect. A small area above each of its eyes is unpigmented. It's truncated; the edges of its head are rounded. It has two small eyes.Kenk, R. (1935). Studies on Virginian triclads. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 51:79–125, plate 45.
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