Planaria torva (Müller OF 1773)

Planaria torva is a species of flatworms in the family Planariidae. They are hermaphrodites. They rely on ciliary gliding to move around.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007197
Definition: Multicellular organism that can produce both male and female gametes.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ciliary_gliding
Definition: a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.
Attribution: Martin, G.G. Ciliary gliding in lower invertebrates. Zoomorphologie 91, 249–261 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999814

EOL has data for 5 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Belgium
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2802361
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locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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ciliary gliding
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ciliary_gliding
- Definition: a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.
- Attribution: Martin, G.G. Ciliary gliding in lower invertebrates. Zoomorphologie 91, 249–261 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999814
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preys on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Prodiamesa olivacea (Meigen 1818)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Planaria torva (Müller OF 1773). View this species on GBIF