Bipaliidae

Japanese: Bipaliidae
Bipaliidae

…General term for flatworms belonging to the family Bipaliidae in the class Turbellaria. The name comes from the fact that their heads are semicircular and their necks taper off abruptly, resembling the hairpins worn in the hair in the past.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bipaliidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…渦虫(かちゆう)綱コウガイビル科Bipaliidaeに属する扁形動物の総称。頭が半円形で,くびが急に細くなっているようすが,昔の髪にさした笄(こうがい)に似ているところからこの名がある。…

※「Bipaliidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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