PLANARIAN

Importance:

• Ecology / life cycle not well studied.
• Not very sensitive to polluted water.

Identification:

• Flatworm with prominent eyes and a triangular head.
• Size: 5 - 20 mm.
• Creeps like a slug on the ground; swims by wriggling in snake-like manner.

What it Eats:

• Predators that feed on a variety of tiny snails, worms, and protozoans.

Interesting Facts:

• If you cut a planarian into pieces, each piece will regenerate into a new planarian.
  

SCIENTIFIC ORDER: TRICLADIDA

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