Cratera cryptolineata

Cratera cryptolineata is a species of land planarian from Brazil.

Cratera cryptolineata
Cratera cryptolineata
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C. cryptolineata
Binomial name
Cratera cryptolineata
Rossi & Leal-Zanchet, 2017

Description

Cratera cryptolineata is a medium-sized land planarian with a lanceolate body, reaching about 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in length. The color of the dorsum is homogeneously dark brown with a thin median stripe occurring along the body that is only visible under the stereomicroscope. The ventral side is light brown.[1]

The several eyes of C. cryptolineata are distributed marginally in the first millimeters of the body and posteriorly become dorsal, occupying around one third of the body width.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet cryptolineata comes from Greek κρυπτός (kryptos), hidden + Latin lineata, striped, and refers to the thin media stripe visible under the stereomicroscope.[1]

Distribution

Cratera cryptolineata is known only from the Três Barras National Forest, Santa Catarina, Brazil.[1]

References

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