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Jones HD, Darlington JPEC, Newson RM (1990) A new species of land planarian preying on termites in Kenya (Platyhelminthes: Turbellria: Tricladida: Terricola). J Zool, London 220: 249-256 |
Abstract / Notes
A new species of land planarian is described from Kenya. Microplana termitophaga sp. nov. preys on termites by capturing them at the openings to their nest. The pharnyx is unusually far forwards for a land planarian and this is probably related to the active nature of the prey. There is an anterior depression caused by the termination of parenchymal longitudinal muscle bundles which might act as a sucker. All specimens are immature which leads to some difficulty in assigning the species to a genus.
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