Dolichoplana

Dolichoplana is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.

Dolichoplana
Dolichoplana carvalhoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Rhabditophora
Order:
Tricladida
Family:
Geoplanidae[1]
Subfamily:
Rhynchodeminae
Tribe:
Rhynchodemini
Genus:
Dolichoplana

Moseley, 1877
Type species
Dolichoplana striata
Moseley, 1877

Description

The genus Dolichoplana is characterized by a very elongate and flattened body with creeping sole of moderate width. The anterior end is rounded and slightly concave, bordered by glandular and sensory tracts, and has two large eyes. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is restricted to the ventral region. The copulatory apparatus has a long and folded chamber in the male atrium, without a penis papilla. A prominent diverticulum opens into the common atrium from its posterior wall.[2]

Species

The genus Dolichoplana currently contains three species:

References
  1. Sluys, R., Kawakatsu, M., Riutort, M. & Baguñà, J. 2009: A new higher classification of planarian flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida). Journal of Natural History, 43, 1763-1777. doi:10.1080/00222930902741669
  2. Ogren, R. E.; Kawakatsu, M. (1988). "Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Rhynchodeminae". Bulletin of Fujis Women's College. 26: 39–91.
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