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Bipalium javanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Bipalium
Species:
B. javanum
Binomial name
Bipalium javanum

Loman, 1883

Bipalium javanum, the Javan broadhead planarian, is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Bipaliinae.[1] It is endemictoIndonesia.

Description

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Like most members of the genus Bipalium, Bipalium javanum has a distinct broad, "hammer-like" head that's about one centimeter wide. It has a slender body that can reach up to 20 cm long and 0.5 cm wide. The ends of the body are rounded. The dorsal side of the body is shiny and black, and the creeping sole on the ventral side is narrow and white. The pharynx is on the ventral side, and the eye spots are on the dorsal side.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bipalium javanum Loman, 1883". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  • ^ Ni’mah, Zumrotun; Luthfi, M. Jafar (2021). "Morphology of Javan Broadhead Planarian (Bipalium Javanum)". Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Engineering. 4: 84–86.

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