Choeradoplana iheringi

Choeradoplana iheringi is a species of Brazilian land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1]

Choeradoplana iheringi
Choeradoplana iheringi, head on the bottom right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Rhabditophora
Order:
Tricladida
Suborder:
Continenticola
Family:
Geoplanidae
Subfamily:
Geoplaninae
Genus:
Choeradoplana
Species:
C. iheringi
Binomial name
Choeradoplana iheringi
Graff, 1899

Description

Choeradoplana iheringi is a small to medium-sized land planarian up to 50 mm (2.0 in) in length when crawling. The dorsum varies from light to medium brown covered by spots of a darker color. A thin median longitudinal stripe may appear in some specimens, formed by the absence of spots on the middle of the body. The venter is light brown. The anterior is constantly rolled backwards due to the presence of a cephalic retractor muscle and has two cushions on the ventral side, separated by a longitudinal groove.[1]

The numerous eyes are distributed marginally along the whole body, except for the apex of the anterior end, where they are absent.[1]

Externally, the darker specimens of C. iheringi are very similar to the related species Choeradoplana benyai, with which they co-occur in southern Brazil.[2]

Distribution

Choeradoplana iheringi is a relatively common species in conserved areas of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, occurring from Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul.[3]

References
  1. Leal-Zanchet, Ana Maria; Souza, Simone Aparecida de (2003). "Redescrição de Choeradoplana iheringi Graff (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Terricola)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia (in Portuguese). 20 (3): 523–530. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752003000300026. ISSN 0101-8175.
  2. Lemos, V. S.; Cauduro, G. P.; Valiati, V. H.; Leal-Zanchet, A. M. (2014). "Phylogenetic relationships within the flatworm genus Choeradoplana Graff (Platyhelminthes : Tricladida) inferred from molecular data with the description of two new sympatric species from Araucaria moist forests". Invertebrate Systematics. 28 (6): 605. doi:10.1071/IS14003. ISSN 1445-5226.
  3. Carbayo, Fernando; Froehlich, Eudóxia Maria (2008). "Estado do conhecimento dos macroturbelários (Platyhelminthes) do Brasil" (PDF). Biota Neotropica (in Portuguese). 8 (4): 177–197. doi:10.1590/S1676-06032008000400018. ISSN 1676-0603.
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