''Crenobia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of planarians in the family

Planariidae Planariidae is a family (biology), family of freshwater Tricladida, planarians. The type genus is ''Planaria'' Müller, 1776.Ball IR: A contribution to the phylogeny and biogeography of the freshwater triclads (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria). Bi ...

. It is endemic to Europe and Anatolia.

Description

The genus ''Crenobia'' includes planarians with an extremely thick muscle coat surrounding the genital atrium. The copulatory bursa it relatively small when compared to other genera of freshwater planarians.

Distribution

The genus ''Crenobia'' occurs in

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

and across most of Europe, including several islands in the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

, although it seems to be absent in most of the

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

Species

The following species are currently recognized in the genus ''Crenobia'': *''

Crenobia alpina ''Crenobia'' is a genus of planarians in the family Planariidae. It is endemic to Europe and Anatolia. Description The genus ''Crenobia'' includes planarians with an extremely thick muscle coat surrounding the genital atrium. The copulatory bu ...

'' *'' Crenobia anophthalma'' *'' Crenobia bathycola'' *'' Crenobia corsica'' *'' Crenobia montenigrina''

References

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