Flatworm
Girardia dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Platyhelminthes
Class	Turbellaria
Order	Tricladida
Family	Dugesiidae
Genus	Girardia
Species	Girardia dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Stygophile
Realm: Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Nevada.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Nevada

Counties

Nevada: Nye

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Carpenter, J.H. 1970a. Systematics and ecology of cave planarians of the United States. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. 213 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Girardia dorotocephala (Woodworth, 1897). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2494. https://cavebiology.org/species/girardia-dorotocephala/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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