Pasipha tutameia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Pasipha
Species:
P. tutameia
Binomial name
Pasipha tutameia
Amaral & Leal-Zanchet, 2019

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

Description

Pasipha tutameia has an elongate body with parallel margins and a rounded front tip, reaching up to about 42 mm in length. Though not known in life, only after fixation, the dorsum is brown in color, with a pale brown median band and a narrow dark median stripe. There are flecks all across the dorsum, with the exception of the anterior tip, which sometimes concentrate on the borders of the pale median band. The ventral side of the body is pale gray.[2]

Additionally, in regards to internal anatomy, certain features in combination distinguish it from other members of the genus. P. tutameia lacks a glandular margin. The pharynx is collar-form in shape. The prostatic vesicle has a globose proximal portion, and a pear-shaped distal portion. P. tutameia additionally has an inverted penis, unique among species of Pasipha, which is long and folded. The female atrium is short and funnel-shaped.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet of tutameia was given in reference to the tale book Tutameia – Terceiras Estórias by Brazilian author João Guimarães Rosa; Rosa was born in Cordisburgo, the type locality of P. tutameia.[2]

Distribution

P. tutameia is known from its type locality; it was found in the Gruta Santo Amaro II Cave, within the municipality of Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais, Brazil.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pasipha tutameia Amaral & Leal-Zanchet, 2019". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Amaral, Silvana Vargas do; Leal-Zanchet, Ana Maria; Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes (2019). "Two new species of Neotropical land flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Continenticola) occurring in ferruginous and limestone caves". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 283: 231–241. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2019.09.008.


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