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| Fletchamia sugdeni | |
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| Genus: | Fletchamia Winsor, 1991 |
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| Geoplana quinquelineata J. J. Fletcher & A. G. Hamilton, 1888 | |
Fletchamia is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
The genus Fletchamia is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form a single row around the anterior tip, are crowded antero-laterally and continue posteriorly in two to three staggered rows. The parenchymal musculature is weak and includes a loose ring zone of circulo-oblique fibers and a weak ventral plate of longitudinal fibers. The copulatory apparatus lacks a permanent penis, but some species may have a rudimentary penis papilla. The female atrium communicates posteriorly with a diverticulum. [1]
The name Fletchamia is a portmanteau of the surnames of Joseph James Fletcher (Fletc-) and Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton (-hami-) and commemorates their contributions to the knowledge of Australian land planarians. [1]
The genus Fletchamia includes the following species:
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