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| **Category**               | **Details** |
|----------------------------|-------------|
| **Discovery**              | New **regenerating flatworm species**, ***Dugesia punensis***, found in **Pashan Lake, Pune**. |
| **Published In**           | **Records of the Zoological Survey of India**. |
| **Significance**           | First discovery of a new planarian species in India since **1983**. |
| **Key Features**           | - **Spotted dark brown dorsal surface**, **light brown back**, **pale ventral side**, **bright black eyes** in auricular grooves. <br> - Body length: **8mm to 12mm**. <br> - Slightly reduced auricles, elongated pharynx, long gonopore, **circular reddish eggs**. |
| **Feeding Behavior**       | Feeds on **chicken liver**. |
| **Regeneration Ability**   | Can **fully regenerate** within **10-13 days** even after **15-20 days of starvation**. |
| **Morphological Trait**    | More **delicate** compared to known species. |
| **Ecological Importance**  | Highlights **Pashan Lake** as a **critical wetland habitat** in the **Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot**. |


Category	Details
Discovery	New regenerating flatworm species, Dugesia punensis, found in Pashan Lake, Pune.
Published In	Records of the Zoological Survey of India.
Significance	First discovery of a new planarian species in India since 1983.
Key Features	- Spotted dark brown dorsal surface, light brown back, pale ventral side, bright black eyes in auricular grooves. <br> - Body length: 8mm to 12mm. <br> - Slightly reduced auricles, elongated pharynx, long gonopore, circular reddish eggs.
Feeding Behavior	Feeds on chicken liver.
Regeneration Ability	Can fully regenerate within 10-13 days even after 15-20 days of starvation.
Morphological Trait	More delicate compared to known species.
Ecological Importance	Highlights Pashan Lake as a critical wetland habitat in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot.

New Flatworm Species Discovered in Pune's Pashan Lake