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Paraba iguassuensis

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Paraba iguassuensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Paraba
Species:
P. iguassuensis
Binomial name
Paraba iguassuensis
Peres, Rossi & Leal-Zanchet, 2020

Paraba iguassuensis is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found within Brazil.

Description

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Paraba iguassuensis has an elongated body with parallel margins that can reach up to 28 mm in length. Both ends of the body are rounded. The dorsum is a dark brown-to-black color, with a light yellow or green stripe running down the middle, and greyish margins. The anterior tip may be reddish. The ventral side of the body is light brown or light grey.[2]

The pharynx is cylindrical. The prostatic vesicle has a globose proximal portion with folded walls and a broad lumen, and a short tubular distal portion. The penis papilla is cylindrical, and the common glandular ovovitelline duct is long.[2]

Etymology

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The specific epithet is derived from the type locality of the species, which is in the Iguassu River Drainage Basin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paraba iguassuensis Peres, Rossi & Leal-Zanchet, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c Rossi, Ilana; Peres, Jéssica Cardoso; Negrete, Lisandro; Leal-Zanchet, Ana (2020). "Increasing the species diversity of the genus Paraba (Platyhelminthes) with the description of two new species from the southern atlantic forest" (PDF). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 288: 11–23. Bibcode:2020ZooAn.288...11R. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2020.06.003. ISSN 0044-5231. S2CID 225266551.