| Geobia subterranea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Rhabditophora |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoplaninae |
| Genus: | Geobia Diesing, 1861 |
| Species: | G. subterranea |
| Binomial name | |
| Geobia subterranea (Schultze & Müller, 1857) | |
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Geobia is a monotypic genus of land planarians from South America.
The genus Geobia has a very elongated body. The only species in the genus, Geobia subterranea, has several adaptations for a subterranean lifestyle, such as lack of eyes, pigments, and creeping sole, i.e., the ventral side has only some sparse cilia, unlike most other genera. The cutaneous musculature is very strong, [1] especially in the anterior region, [2] possibly as an adaptation due to its burrowing habits.
The copulatory apparatus of Geobia has a permanent but small penis and an elongated prostatic vesicle. The female canal enters the genital antrum dorsally. [2]
Geobia subterranea is found in areas covered by the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil. Its known distribution includes the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Santa Catarina. [3]
It is known to feed on earthworms, [2] attaching its body to the prey and sucking the contents after releasing digestive enzymes. The planarian's colorless body usually acquires a brownish or pinkish tinge after a meal due to the gut contents.
Geoplanidae is a family of flatworms known commonly as land planarians or land flatworms.
Geoplaninae is a subfamily of land planarians endemic to the Neotropical region.
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Supramontana is a genus of land planarians from South America.
Geoplana is a genus of land planarians found in South America.
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Amaga is a genus of land planarians from South America.
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Gigantea is a genus of land planarians from the Neotropical realm.
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Othelosoma is a genus of land planarians found in Africa and India.
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Australoplana also known as Australian flatworm is a genus of land planarians from Australia and New Zealand.
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Reomkago is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Notogynaphallia nawei is a species of land planarian from Argentina.
Claudio Gilberto Froehlich is a Brazilian zoologist.