Planarian Diagram

Download scientific diagram | Planarian anatomy. Schematic (top) and microscopic images (bottom) of the major planarian organ systems. (1) Brain (red, Smed-pc2 in situ hybridization), CNS and.. Introduction to planarians. (a) A live planarian is pictured with its anterior (head) toward the top of the page. Eyespots are visible. (b) A planarian is diagrammed as pictured in a, with eyespots labeled. The pharynx (feeding organ) is tucked inside the body of the planarian when an animal is not feeding , but the outline of the pharynx can be faintly visible from the dorsal side. During.

What is a planarian? A quick overview Planaria or Planarians (singular: Planarian) are also called "cross-eyed worms". They are a group of tiny flatworms belonging to the phylum of Platyhelminthes. They are free-living organisms and widely distributed in all kinds of freshwater habits. [In this image] Planarian, a tiny flatworm, viewed under a microscope. Photo credit: Sinhya / Getty Images. A planarian (also known as a triclad; plural planarians or planaria) is a free-living flatworm of the order Tricladida. Planarians occur in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments, and the order is divided into the suborders Maricola, Cavernicola, and Continenticola.