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In all species the adults have complex reproductive systems, capable of producing between 10,000 and 100,000 times as many eggs as a free-living flatworm. In addition, the intermediate stages that live in snails reproduce asexually.
1 Flatworms. 2 Nemertea species. 3 Annelids. ... 987 species Endangered ... lists 395 extinct species, 206 possibly extinct species, ...
Kenkia glandulosa, the pink planarian, is a flatworm in the family Kenkiidae. [2] It is found only in the Devil's Icebox cave in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park in Boone County, Missouri, USA. The rarity of this species was once used as an argument to prevent the construction of a shopping mall in the area. [3]: 83
As far as invasive species go, the New Guinea flatworm (Platydemus manokwari) is among the worst.
Species of the genus are found worldwide in warm regions. [2] They parasitize cats, dogs, and wild carnivores, while coprophagous beetles, reptiles, and small mammals serve as intermediary hosts. [2] [3] Two hosts (Eurasian lynx) of endangered species were recently found in Iran and the flatworm genus Joyeuxiella was proved to be the reason for ...
Platydemus manokwari, also known as the New Guinea flatworm, is a species of large predatory land flatworm. Native to New Guinea , it has been accidentally introduced to the soil of many countries, including the United States. [ 3 ]
In an experiment done by Isamu Okochi and colleagues, 5 different flatworm species (including P. manokwari) were kept in various storage units containing endemic snail species. Out of these five species, P. manokwari was the only species that had started to prey on the snail species within a day of introduction.
A parasite called Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly referred to as liver fluke, was behind the illness of the 11 dogs. The parasite normally makes its home in Texas and in the South.