Dugesia japonica photographed in Japan.

Japanese Planarian (Dugesia japonica) — Dugesia japonica in Japan.

Creator: [Timur Kalininsky](https://www.inaturalist.org/users/3660093), [iNaturalist photo](https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/226612281), [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dugesia_japonica_226612281.jpg), CC BY 4.0. Licence: [CC BY 4.0 deed](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en).

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Species record

Japanese Planarian

Dugesia japonica

Explore the Japanese Planarian (Dugesia japonica) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

Dugesia japonica is a freshwater planarian (flatworm) found widely across East Asia. Scientists study this species to learn how planarians regenerate and regrow body parts.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Animals
  2. Phylum: Flatworms
  3. Class: Planarians and relatives
  4. Order: Tricladida
  5. Family: Dugesiidae
  6. Genus: Dugesia

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
freshwater habitats
Selected regions
Asia

Conservation status

Conservation status not recorded.

Did you know?

  • Scientists study Dugesia japonica to learn how planarians can regrow body parts.

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Dugesia japonica photographed in Japan.

Japanese Planarian (Dugesia japonica) — Dugesia japonica in Japan.

Creator: [Timur Kalininsky](https://www.inaturalist.org/users/3660093), [iNaturalist photo](https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/226612305), [Wikimedia Commons source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dugesia_japonica_226612305.jpg), CC BY 4.0. Licence: [CC BY 4.0 deed](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en).

Licence: CC BY 4.0

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Sources and attribution