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Girardia tigrina

Roundworms and Flatworms

Girardia tigrina, known as the brown planarian or immigrant triclad flatworm, is a species of dugesiid flatworm native to the Americas. It has been accidentally introduced into Europe and Japan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Dugesia tigrina 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Platyhelminthes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Girardia tigrina

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Dugesia tigrina
River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Dugesia tigrina
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Austria

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Canada

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Czechia

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France

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Germany

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Italy

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Mexico

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Slovenia

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Uruguay

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Sources
1. Girardia tigrina (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q147231 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 410265
    It has been accidentally introduced into Europe and Japan.
  • article text (diet), EntityId 410265
    G. tigrina is a carnivorous species that feeds on invertebrates such as oligochaetes, isopods, chironomids, snails, caddisflies, and mayflies.
  • In Group: Free-Living Flatworms, Lead
    Girardia tigrina, known as the brown planarian or the immigrant triclad flatworm, is a species of dugesiid native to the Americas.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. NatureServe Explorer: Dugesia tigrina
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Dugesia tigrina
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Conservation Status: IUCN Red List
    IUCN Red List Not Evaluated
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Girardia tigrina
Child Taxon Of: Platyhelminthes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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