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original descriptionLeidy, J. (1847). Description and anatomy of a new and curious subgenus of Planaria (Phagocata gracilis). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1850-1851., 3: 248-251 [also publ in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser 2, vol 1: 242-245. London], available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26296425[details]
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