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Nematodes atropos

Nematodes atropos

Classification

Class
Insecta

Bipalium is a genus of large predatory land planarians. They are often loosely called "hammerhead worms" or "broadhead planarians" because of the distinctive shape of their head region. Land planarians are unique in that they possess a "creeping sole", a highly ciliated region on the ventral epidermis that helps them to creep over the substrate.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 4