Choeradoplana bocaina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Choeradoplana
Species:
C. bocaina
Binomial name
Choeradoplana bocaina
Carbayo & Froehlich, 2012

Choeradoplana bocaina is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found in areas within the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, such as Serra da Bocaina National Park.[2]

Description

Choeradoplana bocaina is a flatworm that has been observed to reach up to 48 mm in length and 4 mm in width. It has a slender body; the cephalic region of the worm is rolled up when it is creeping or resting. The posterior tip of the body is pointed. The creeping sole can reach up to 74% of the body width. The base dorsal color of the body is a yellowish-brown color, with several dark brownish spots of varying size; the spots are more concentrated paramedianly, forming irregular longitudinal stripes. There is a median stripe of darker brown pigment. In certain specimens, the species was observed to have a dorsal web of brown pigment.[2]

It is distinguished from other members of Choeradoplana by its dark pigmented dorsal spots, a bell-shaped pharynx, the extra-bulbar portion of the prostatic vesicle being proximally two-forked and distally dish-shaped, and a narrow posterior section of the female atrium.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet of bocaina is derived from the type locality of Serra da Bocaina National Park, specifically mentioned to be deriving from the Tupi-Guarani name of the location.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Choeradoplana bocaina Carbayo & Froehlich, 2012". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fernando Carbayo & Eudóxia Maria Froehlich (2012) Three new Brazilian species of the land planarian Choeradoplana (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplaninae), and an emendation of the genus. Journal of Natural History, 46:19-20, 1153-1177. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.657699
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