Platydemus
| Platydemus | |
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| Platydemus manokwari, head is on the right. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Rhabditophora |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhynchodeminae |
| Tribe: | Rhynchodemini |
| Genus: |
Platydemus von Graff, 1896 |
| Type species | |
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Rhynchodemus grandis Spencer, 1892 |
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Platydemus is a genus of large predatory land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.
The genus Platydemus is characterized by a massive, slightly convex body with a broad creeping sole and very large eyes. The copulatory apparatus has a large chamber with folded epithelium in the male atrium, usually with a small penis.
The genus Platydemus includes the following species:
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