| Geoplana iporanga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Geoplana |
| Species: | G. iporanga |
| Binomial name | |
| Geoplana iporanga Ana Laura Almeida, Fernando P.L.Marques & Fernando Carbayo, 2019 | |
Geoplana iporanga is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found in areas of the Atlantic Forest within Intervales State Park in Brazil.[2]
Description
Geoplana iporanga is a flatworm around 50 mm in length and 4 mm in width. The body has parallel margins; the front tip is rounded and the back tip is pointed. The dorsal side has a melon yellow band running down the middle, which is flanked on each side by a black band, which is in turn bordered by a white band. The white band is longitudinally halved by a black line which fades as it approaches the posterior end. The ventral side is a white color with blackish margins.[2]
Along with its coloration, it can be distinguished from other members of Geoplana by a 2 mm anterior extension of the penis bulb from the penis papilla, sperm ducts that join inside the penis papilla, and a muscular cylinder around the ejaculatory duct with a diameter that is ten times that of the duct.[2]
Etymology
The specific epithet is derived from the municipality of Iporanga, which is within Intervales State Park, the species' type locality.[2]
References
- ↑ "Geoplana iporanga Ana Laura Almeida, Fernando P.L.Marques & Fernando Carbayo, 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- 1 2 3 4 Ana Laura Almeida and others, ‘Endless forms most beautiful’: taxonomic revision of the planarian Geoplana vaginuloides (Darwin, 1844) and discovery of numerous congeners (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 185, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 1–65. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly022