Biology:Othelosoma hepaticarum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Othelosoma |
| Species: | O. hepaticarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Othelosoma hepaticarum (Jameson, 1907)
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Othelosoma hepaticarum, the toffee flatworm, is a species of land planarian in the family Microplaninae endemic to South Africa .[1]
Description
Othelosoma hepaticarum generally is around 35–40 mm long and 3 mm wide. The dorsal side is a dark brown color, and the ventral side can vary from a light, fawn-like color to an unpigmented white. On the dorsal side there is a light brown or fawn midline; the pigment on the rest of the dorsal surface is slightly darker as it approaches the line's edge.[2][3]
Distribution and habitat
Othelosoma hepaticarum is endemic to South Africa . The type specimens were found in the Kwazulu-Natal province, in damp earth under liverworts and stones;[2] observations have additionally been made in other areas of the country such as within the Gauteng and Western Cape provinces.[4]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Othelosoma hepaticarum (Jameson, 1907)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=483121.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jameson, H. L. (1907). Some Natal Land Planarians. Add. pap. Brit. and South Afr. Ass. Rep., Vol III, pp. 27-39, t. 1-3, London, 1907.
- ↑ H. D. Jones (2004) A new species of land planarian (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola: Rhynchodemidae) from South Africa, with a list of African terrestrial planarian species. African Zoology, 39:1, 31-40, doi:10.1080/15627020.2004.11407283.
- ↑ "Toffee Flatworm (Othelosoma hepaticarum)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1100465-Othelosoma-hepaticarum.
Wikidata ☰ Q5387386 entry
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