Temnocephala

Temnocephala
Live adult specimen of Temnocephala ivandarioi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Rhabdocoela
Family: Temnocephalidae
Genus: Temnocephala
Blanchard, 1849
Type species
Temnocephala chilensis
(Moquin-Tandon, 1846) Blanchard, 1849
Species

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Temnocephala is a genus of flatworms in the family Temnocephalidae. They inhabit freshwater environments in the Neotropics and the various species attributed to the genus have established symbiotic relationships with a large variety of hosts including crustaceans (21), insects (7), mollusks (6), and turtles (3).

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Temnocephala:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "World list of turbellarian worms - Temnocephala Blanchard, 1849". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  2. ↑ Lenis, Carolina; Ruiz, Freddy; Muskus, Carlos; Marcilla, Antonio; Vélez, Imelda (2020-03-12). "A new flatworm species of Temnocephala (Rhabdocoela, Temnocephalidae) ectosymbiont on the freshwater crab Valdivia serrata (Decapoda, Trichodactylidae) from Amazonas, Colombia". ZooKeys (918): 1–14. Bibcode:2020ZooK..918....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.918.38201. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7082368. PMID 32210662.