The Turbellaria are one of the traditional sub-divisions of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms), and include all the sub-groups that are not exclusively parasitic. There are about 4,500 species, which range from 1 mm (0.039 in) to large freshwater forms more than 500 mm (20 in) long[2] or terrestrial species like Bipalium kewense which can reach 600
mm (24 in) in length. All the larger forms are flat with ribbon-like or leaf-like shapes, since their lack ofrespiratory and circulatory systems means that they have to rely ondiffusion for internal transport ofmetabolites. However, many of the smaller forms are round in cross section. Most are predators, and all live in water or in moist terrestrial environments. Most forms reproducesexually and with few exceptions all are simultaneous hermaphrodites.
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