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Foviella affinis |
| Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Synonyms Planaria affinis Oersted, 1843 Fovia affinis (Oersted,
1843)
Planaria
hebes Dalyell, 1853 (unclear synonym)Foviella affinis (Oersted, 1843) Planaria littoralis Van Beneden, 1860 Planaria grisea Verrill, 1873 Fovia lapidaria Mereschkowsky, 1879 (unclear synonym, see also Uteriporus vulgaris) Identification Up to 11 mm long and 2mm wide (towards the posterior end), but most specimens are smaller. Dorsal color yellow or yellow-brown, ventrally whitish. The species lacks a copulatory bursa. Distribution The species occurs in arctic and subarctic regions on both sides of the Atlantic ocean. In Germany, the species is recorded from the Bay of Kiel (Baltic Sea). Biology |
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