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  Genus Phagocata

Species P. vernalis

Taxon Information

The Species P. vernalis has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

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

Literature Records

• Phagocata vernalis, "Found usually in temporary ponds in winter and early spring. Distributed chiefly in the Mid-West (Michigan, Ontario, probably Illinois and Indiana) and Tennessee" (Kenk, 1972).
• Phagocata vernalis, "North central states ..." (Hyman & Jones, 1959).

Bibliography

• 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
• World Register of Marine Species