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  Family Planariidae

Genus Phagocata (+ Fonticola, + Albiplanaria, + Penecurva)

    Species P. morgani -- Wisconsin!
    Species P. velata -- Wisconsin!
    Species P. gracilis -- midwestern North America.
    Species P. monopharyngea -- midwestern North America.
    Species P. vernalis -- midwestern North America.
    Species P. angusta -- North America.
    Species P. bulbosa -- North America.
    Species P. bursaperforata -- North America.
    Species P. carolinensis -- North America.
    Species P. cavernicola -- North America.
    Species P. coronata -- North America.
    Species P. crenophila -- North America.
    Species P. fawcetti -- North America.
    Species P. hamptonae -- North America.
    Species P. holleri -- North America.
    Species P. nivea -- North America.
    Species P. nordeni -- North America.
    Species P. notorchis -- North America.
    Species P. oregonensis -- North America.
    Species P. procera -- North America.
    Species P. pygmaea -- North America.
    Species P. spuria -- North America.
    Species P. subterranea -- North America.
    Species P. tahoena -- North America.
    Species P. tigrina -- North America.
    Species P. virilis -- North America.
    Species P. woodworthi -- North America.
    Species P. albata
    Species P. albissima
    Species P. altaica
    Species P. arethusa
    Species P. armeniaca
    Species P. asymmetrica
    Species P. bosniaca
    Species P. coarctica
    Species P. cornuta
    Species P. dalmatica
    Species P. delamarei
    Species P. flamenca
    Species P. fontinalis
    Species P. gallaeciae
    Species P. graeca
    Species P. hellenica
    Species P. illyrica
    Species P. iwamai
    Species P. kawakatsui
    Species P. leptophallus
    Species P. macedonica
    Species P. maculata
    Species P. mesorchis
    Species P. notadena
    Species P. ochridana
    Species P. olivacea
    Species P. opisthogona
    Species P. papillifera
    Species P. paravitta
    Species P. paravittoides
    Species P. pellucida
    Species P. prosorchis
    Species P. pyrenaica
    Species P. racovitzai
    Species P. sibirica
    Species P. stankovici
    Species P. suginoi
    Species P. teletzkiana
    Species P. tenella
    Species P. teshirogi
    Species P. tshukotica
    Species P. ullala
    Species P. undulata
    Species P. vitta
    Species P. vivida

Taxon Information

The Genus Phagocata has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Phagocata, (Artois et al., 2013).
• Fonticola, (Artois et al., 2013).
• Albiplanaria, (Artois et al., 2013).
• Penecurva, (Artois et al., 2013).
• Phagocata, [North America] (Kolasa & Tyler, 2010).
• Phagocata, [Wisconsin] (Watermolen, 2005).
• Phagocata, one rare eyeless species, AL, GA ... about 20 species widespread throughout the U.S. [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Phagocata, (Kenk, 1972).
• Phagocata, (Hyman & Jones, 1959).

Bibliography

• Artois, T., E. Schockaert & S. Tyler. 2013. World Checklist of Freshwater Turbellaria. World Wide Web electronic publication. 59 pp. [Available online]
• Kolasa, J. & S. Tyler. 2010. Flatworms: Turbellarians and Nemerteans. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 143-161.
• Watermolen, D.J. 2005. Aquatic and terrestrial flatworm (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria) and ribbon worm (Nemertea) records from Wisconsin. Research/Management Findings, Wisconsin DNR (55). 8 pp.
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Platyhelminthes (free-living flatworms). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 77-108.
• Kenk, R. 1972. Freshwater planarians (Turbellaria) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 1. 81 pp. [Available online]
• Hyman, L.H. & E.R. Jones. 1959. Turbellaria. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 323-365.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
• WikiSpecies
• Wikipedia
• World Register of Marine Species