Biology:Dolichoplana

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Short description: Genus of flatworms

Dolichoplana
Dolichoplana carvalhoi.jpg
Dolichoplana carvalhoi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Tribe: Rhynchodemini
Genus: Dolichoplana
Moseley, 1877
Type species
Dolichoplana striata
Moseley, 1877

Dolichoplana is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.

Description

Species of the genus Dolichoplana are characterized by a very elongate and flattened body with creeping sole of moderate width. The anterior end is rounded and slightly concave, bordered by glandular and sensory tracts, and has two large eyes. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is restricted to the ventral region. The copulatory apparatus has a long and folded chamber in the male atrium, without a penis papilla. A prominent diverticulum opens into the common atrium from its posterior wall.[1]

Species

The genus Dolichoplana currently contains three species:

  • Dolichoplana carvalhoi Corrêa, 1947
  • Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877
  • Dolichoplana vircata Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1951

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18580165 entry