Choeradoplana claudioi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Choeradoplana
Species:
C. claudioi
Binomial name
Choeradoplana claudioi
Largo-Barcia, Silva & Carbayo, 2021

Choeradoplana claudioi is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is known from specimens found in the Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve in Brazil.[2]

Description

Choeradoplana claudioi is a flatworm around 24–37 mm in length and 2.5–3 mm in width. It has a slender, subcylindrical body. The head, or cephalic region, is distinguished by a rolled up and dilated "neck" with the ventral surface facing outwards, with glandular cushions. The back tip of the body is pointed. The creeping sole is 75% of the body width. The dorsal side of the body is a golden yellow color, with scattered sepia speckles across the entire dorsal side, aside from the front tip, which is a greyish color. The ventral side is a golden yellow color as well.[2]

It is distinguished from other members of Choeradoplana by its gold color, brown speckles and grey tip, the extrabulbar portion of the prostatic vesicle being dish-like, and a dorsoventrally compressed female atrium that is positioned partially below the outer section of the male atrium.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet, claudioi, was given in honor of Claudio Gilberto Froehlich, for his "contributions to the knowledge of the Neotropical land planarians".[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Choeradoplana claudioi Largo-Barcia, Silva & Carbayo, 2021". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lago-Barcia, D., Silva, M. S., Carbayo, F. (2021). Revision and description of six species of Choeradoplana (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida), with an emendation to the genus. ZooKeys 1016: 1-48. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1016.59617


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