The Shovel-headed Garden Worm, Bipalium kewense, was first discovered in the hothouses of the famous Kew Gardens in England (its scientific name means plate-headed worm from Kew ). It was formally described in 1878. Shovel-headed Garden Worms belong to the Phylum...
Os vermes achatados (gr. platys plano + helminthes verme intestinal) são um grupo de animais bastante simples, parasitas (mais de 3000 espécies parasitam vertebrados e invertebrados) ou de vida livre, dos quais a Taenia ou a planária podem...
This planarium was found in my front yard on 5 01 08. I live in South Arkansas (US). I have found 3 others in the yard when I first moved into this house 3 years ago. I spent months...
Dactylogyrus rubellus is a platyhelminth parasite which lives on the gills of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. These beautiful little worms have direct life cycles; mating on the fish gills, they release eggs into the water. The eggs hatch...
Dactylogyrus rubellus is a platyhelminth which lives on the gills of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. These beautiful little worms have direct life cycles; mating on the fish gills, they release eggs into the water. The eggs hatch in...
