| Novibipalium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Subfamily: | Bipaliinae |
| Genus: | Novibipalium Kawakatsu, Ogren & Froehlich, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Bipalium trifuscostriatum Kaburaki, 1922 | |
Novibipalium is a genus of land planarians of the subfamily Bipaliinae (hammerhead flatworms).
Species of Novibipalium are very similar to those of the related genus Bipalium . The main difference occurs in the copulatory apparatus, which in Novibipalium lacks a well-developed penis papilla, while in Bipalium a penis papilla is present. Novibipalium has a set of folds in the copulatory apparatus that are everted during mating and create a temporary penis. [1]
The genus Novibipalium contains the following species:
Bipalium is a genus of large predatory land planarians. They are often loosely called "hammerhead worms" or "broadhead planarians" because of the distinctive shape of their head region. Land planarians are unique in that they possess a "creeping sole", a highly ciliated region on the ventral epidermis that helps them to creep over the substrate. Native to Asia, several species are invasive to the United States, Canada, and Europe. Some studies have begun the investigation of the evolutionary ecology of these invasive planarians.
Microplaninae is a subfamily of land planarians.
Bdellocephala is a genus of freshwater triclad that inhabits different regions of Eurasia.
Geoplaninae is a subfamily of land planarians endemic to the Neotropical region. Members of this family are sometimes referred to as the Neotropical land planarians. However, one species, Obama nungara has been introduced in Europe.
Luteostriata is a genus of land planarians from Brazil characterized by a yellow body with dark longitudinal stripes.
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.
Bipaliinae is a subfamily of land planarians found mainly in Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, although some species have been introduced worldwide.
Pasipha is a genus of land planarians from South America.
Notogynaphallia is a genus of land planarians from South America.
Rhynchodemini is a tribe of land planarians in the subfamily Rhynchodeminae.
Amaga is a genus of land planarians from South America.
Bogga is a genus of land planarians from South America. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Bogga bogotensis, which occurs in Bogotá, Colombia.
Othelosoma is a genus of land planarians found in Africa and India.
Kontikia is a genus of land planarians native from islands in the Indo-Pacific region, but several species have been introduced elsewhere.
Timyma is a genus of land planarians from Chile. It is the sole genus of the subfamily Timyminae.
Pelmatoplaninini is a tribe of land planarians in the subfamily Rhynchodeminae.
Humbertium is a genus of land planarians of the subfamily Bipaliinae.
Vermiviatum covidum is a species of predatory land flatworm, found in France and Italy. The Holotype specimen is MNHN JL351B.
Kawakatsua is a genus of triclad belonging to the family Dimarcusidae. It is monotypic, containing the sole species Kawakatsua pumila. It is known from type specimens found on Barro Colorado Island.
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