Paraba iguassuensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Paraba
Species:
P. iguassuensis
Binomial name
Paraba iguassuensis
Peres, Rossi & Leal-Zanchet, 2020

Paraba iguassuensis is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found within Brazil.

Description

Paraba iguassuensis has an elongated body with parallel margins that can reach up to 28 mm in length. Both ends of the body are rounded. The dorsum is a dark brown-to-black color, with a light yellow or green stripe running down the middle, and greyish margins. The anterior tip may be reddish. The ventral side of the body is light brown or light grey.[2]

The pharynx is cylindrical. The prostatic vesicle has a globose proximal portion with folded walls and a broad lumen, and a short tubular distal portion. The penis papilla is cylindrical, and the common glandular ovovitelline duct is long.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the type locality of the species, which is in the Iguassu River Drainage Basin.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paraba iguassuensis Peres, Rossi & Leal-Zanchet, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. 1 2 3 Rossi, Ilana; Peres, Jéssica Cardoso; Negrete, Lisandro; Leal-Zanchet, Ana (2020). "Increasing the species diversity of the genus Paraba (Platyhelminthes) with the description of two new species from the southern atlantic forest" (PDF). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 288: 11–23. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2020.06.003. ISSN 0044-5231. S2CID 225266551.


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