Marionfyfea carnleyi

Marionfyfea carnleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Rhabditophora
Order:	Tricladida
Suborder:	Continenticola
Family:	Geoplanidae
Subfamily:	Rhynchodeminae
Tribe:	Anzoplanini
Genus:	Marionfyfea
Species:	M. carnleyi
Binomial name
	Marionfyfea carnleyi; (Fyfe, 1953)
Synonyms
	Artioposthia carnleyi Fyfe, 1953; Fyfea carnleyi Winsor, 2006;

Marionfyfea carnleyi is a species of land planarian from Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand.[1]

Description

Marionfyfea carnleyi measures about 1 to 2 cm in length. The dorsum is cream and has two broad dark brown lateral stripes, while the venter is uniformly cream.[2] The eyes are arranged in a single row around the body margin, being more concentrated at the anterior end. The pharynx is long and tubular.[1]

References

Winsor, L. (2006). "New and revised terrestrial flatworm taxa (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) of Australia and the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand" (PDF). Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 17: 81–104.
Fyfe; M. (1953). "Land Planarians from Auckland and Campbell Islands". Cape Expedition Series Bulletin. 12: 3–20.

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[Winsor2006-1] Winsor, L. (2006). "New and revised terrestrial flatworm taxa (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) of Australia and the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand" (PDF). Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 17: 81–104.

[Fyfe1953-2] Fyfe; M. (1953). "Land Planarians from Auckland and Campbell Islands". Cape Expedition Series Bulletin. 12: 3–20.