Planaria torva is a species of Tricladida in the family Planariidae.
Diet
The food of
P. torva consists of freshwater
,
tubificid worms, and freshwater
, such as
of the genus
Asellus and
chironomid larvae, although it shows a clear preference for snails.
In the United Kingdom,
P. torva is a successful predator of the invasive New Zealand mud snail (
Potamopyrgus jenkinsi).
