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Note:  Do not rely on this information. It is very old.

Dendrocoelida

Dendrocoelida, a sub-class of worms of the class Turbellaria (q.v.), popularly known as Planarians; the group is characterised by the repeated branching of the intestine, and from this it receives its scientific name. The English species are all freshwater inhabitants, but in more tropical districts large Land Planarians are met with.