Temnocephala

Temnocephala
Live adult specimen of Temnocephala ivandarioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Rhabdocoela
Family: Temnocephalidae
Genus: Temnocephala
Blanchard, 1849
Type species
Temnocephala chilensis
(Moquin-Tandon, 1846) Blanchard, 1849
Species

See Taxonomy

Temnocephala is a genus of flatworms in the family Temnocephalidae. They inhabit freshwater environments in the Neotropics and the various species attributed to the genus have established symbiotic relationships with a large variety of hosts including crustaceans (21), insects (7), mollusks (6), and turtles (3).

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