''Kenkia glandulosa'', the pink planarian, is a
flatworm
The flatworms, flat worms, Platyhelminthes, or platyhelminths (from the Greek πλατύ, ''platy'', meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), ''helminth-'', meaning "worm") are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegment ...
in the family Kenkiidae. It is found only in the
Devil's Icebox cave in
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park in
Boone County,
Missouri,
USA
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. The rarity of this species was once used as an argument to prevent the construction of a shopping mall in the area.
The species is an eyeless and de-pigmented flatworm that lives on the undersides of rocks. It is currently a species of conservation concern in the state of Missouri.
References
Wicks, Carol, et al. “Disturbances in the Habitat Of Macrocotyla Glandulosa (Kenk).” Ecohydrology, 2010, doi:10.1002/eco.102
Turbellaria
Natural history of Missouri
Boone County, Missouri
Animals described in 1956
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