| Imbira guaiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Imbira |
| Species: | I. guaiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Imbira guaiana (Leal-Zanchet & Carbayo, 2001) | |
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Imbira guaiana is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae. It is the type species of the genus Imbira and is found in Brazil. [1]
Imbira guaiana is a medium-sized land planarian with an elongate body reaching up to 145 millimetres (5.7 in) in length and 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in width while crawling. Its dorsal surface has a greyish-olive color and the ventral side is yellowish-olive. The numerous small eyes are arranged long the body margins from the anterior to the posterior tip. [2]
The specific epithet guaiana refers to the Kaingang people (also known as guainás or guaianos) that in the past inhabited the region where the species is found. [2]
The only known place of occurrence of I. guaiana is the São Francisco de Paula National Forest in southern Brazil. [3]
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Obama is a genus of land planarians from South America. It contains several species adapted to human-disturbed environments, including the only invasive land planarian native to the Neotropical realm, Obama nungara, which has been accidentally introduced in Europe.
The reproductive system of planarians is broadly similar among different families, although the associated structures can vary in complexity.
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Cratera is a genus of land planarians found in South America.
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Barreirana is a genus of land planarians from Brazil, formerly considered a subgenus of Geoplana.
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich was a Brazilian zoologist.
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Choeradoplana iheringi is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae found in Brazil.
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