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Schmidtea lugubris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Dugesiidae
Genus:	Schmidtea
Species:	S. lugubris
Binomial name
	Schmidtea lugubris; (Schmidt, 1861)
Synonyms
	Dugesia lugubris Schmidt, 1861 ; Dugesia lugubris (Schmidt, 1861); Euplanaria lugubris (Schmidt, 1861);

Schmidtea lugubris is a species of freshwater flatworm, a dugesiid triclad found in Europe.

Description

S. lugubris is slender in shape. The head is blunt and rounded at full growth, but medium-sized individuals have lateral lobes forming a triangular shape. There are two eyes. The auricles of the head are a translucent grey color, but the rest of the backside is a dark brown.^[1]

Diet

S. lugubris preys mainly on oligochaetes and gastropods.^[2]

References

^ Schmidt, O. (1861). Uber Planaria torva Autorum. Z wiss Zool (in German). 11(1):91-92 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Reynoldson, T. B.; Young, J. O. (1963). "The Food of Four Species of Lake-Dwelling Triclads". Journal of Animal Ecology. 32 (2): 175–191. doi:10.2307/2533. JSTOR 2533.

[schmidt1861-1] Schmidt, O. (1861). Uber Planaria torva Autorum. Z wiss Zool (in German). 11(1):91-92 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[Reynoldson63-2] Reynoldson, T. B.; Young, J. O. (1963). "The Food of Four Species of Lake-Dwelling Triclads". Journal of Animal Ecology. 32 (2): 175–191. doi:10.2307/2533. JSTOR 2533.

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