triclad

English

Dugesia subtentaculata, a triclad

Noun

triclad (plural triclads)

1. Any of the turbellarian flatworms of order Tricladida.
   • 1991, E. A. Kabotyanski, L. P. Nezlin, D. A. Sakharov, “8: Serotonin neurones in the planarian pharynx”, in D. A. Sakharov, W. Winlow, editors, Studies in Neuroscience: Simpler Nervous Systems, Manchester University Press, page 138:

     Planarians (freshwater triclads) are turbellarian flatworms widely used in experimental biology.

   • 2005, Allan Pentecost, Travertine‎^[1], page 187:

     The triclads Dugesia, Polycelis and Planaria have been encountered (Durrenfeldt 1978) though Minckley (1963) mentions the avoidance of Dugesia in carbonate-depositing areas.

   • 2014, György Kriska, Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe: A Field Guide, Springer, page 36:

     The body length of adult triclads (Tricladida) chiefly exceeds 6 mm.

Synonyms

• (member of order Tricladida): planarian

Related terms

• polyclad

References

• Tricladida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tricladida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Tricladida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons