Three new Neotropical species and a new genus of land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplaninae)

  • Karine Gobetti de OLIVEIRA Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Av. Arlindo Bettio, 1000, CEP 03828-000, São Paulo, SP
  • Laura Bianco BOLONHEZI Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Av. Arlindo Bettio, 1000, CEP 03828-000, São Paulo, SP
  • Ana Laura ALMEIDA Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Av. Arlindo Bettio, 1000, CEP 03828-000 Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré, 481, CEP 04263-000, Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP
  • Domingo LAGO-BARCIA Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Av. Arlindo Bettio, 1000, CEP 03828-000 Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Trav. 14, 321, Cidade Universitária, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP
  • Fernando CARBAYO Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Av. Arlindo Bettio, 1000, CEP 03828-000 Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré, 481, CEP 04263-000, Ipiranga Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Trav. 14, 321, Cidade Universitária, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.705
Keywords: Planarians, Geoplanidae, Obama, Paraba, Piima Carbayo gen. nov., glandular fossae

Abstract

Three new Neotropical land planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplaninae) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest are described. Obama apiguara Oliveira, Almeida & Carbayo sp. nov. presents glandular fossae opening through dorsal epithelium, a structure not documented previously among land flatworms. Paraba tata Bolonhezi, Lago-Barcia & Carbayo sp. nov., is characterized by a prostatic vesicle horizontal with an inconspicuous bifurcate portion, a penis papilla as long as male atrium and a female genital duct projected from the postero-dorsal section of the female atrium. The third new species is distinctive in the extraordinarily thick muscle surrounding the prostatic vesicle, a finger-shaped penis papilla, and a dilated female genital cavity. These attributes stands the species apart from all members of Geoplaninae and Piima ata Carbayo gen. et sp. nov. is proposed.

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Published
2020-08-20
How to Cite
de OLIVEIRA, K. G., BOLONHEZI, L. B., ALMEIDA, A. L., LAGO-BARCIA, D., & CARBAYO, F. (2020). Three new Neotropical species and a new genus of land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplaninae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (705). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.705
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No. 705 (2020)
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Zoology

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