| Pseudartiocotylus ceylonicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Pseudartiocotylus Ikeda, 1911 |
| Species: | P. ceylonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudartiocotylus ceylonicus Ikeda, 1911 | |
Pseudartiocotylus is a genus of land planarians that currently contains a single species, Pseudartiocotylus ceylonicus, found in Namunukula, Sri Lanka. [1]
The original description of Pseudartiocotylus states that the worm has a relatively short strap-like body and that there is a watch glass-like sense organ between the eyes, as well as two ambulacral pits on the ventral side of the anterior end. This description, however, is too incomplete to correctly define the genus and further studies are needed. [2]
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. Several species are considered invasive to the United States, Canada, and Europe. Some studies have begun the investigation of the evolutionary ecology of these invasive planarians.
Luteostriata is a genus of land planarians from Brazil characterized by a yellow body with dark longitudinal stripes.
Rhynchodeminae is a subfamily of land planarians with a worldwide distribution.
Rhynchodemini is a tribe of land planarians in the subfamily Rhynchodeminae.
Robert Edward Ogren was an American zoologist.
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich was a Brazilian zoologist.
Amaga is a genus of land planarians from South America.
Gigantea is a genus of land planarians from the Neotropical realm.
Othelosoma is a genus of land planarians found in Africa and India.
Gusana is a genus of land planarians found in Chile.
Liana is a genus of land planarians. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Liana guasa, which occurs in Chile.
Artioposthia is a genus of land planarians from the Australasian and Indo-Pacific countries. Several species have also been introduced in Europe.
Cotyloplana is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.
Digonopyla is a monotypic genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini. It contains a single species, Digonopyla harmeri.
Novibipalium is a genus of land planarians of the subfamily Bipaliinae.
Diporodemus is a genus of land planarians found in the Americas.
Geobenazzia is a genus of land planarians that currently contains a single species, Geobenazzia tyrrhenica, found in Elba, Italy.
Incapora is a genus of land planarians in the subfamily Microplaninae.
Pseudogeoplana is a genus of land planarians of the subfamily Geoplaninae. It was erected to include species lacking sufficient morphological information to allow them to be classified in the appropriate genus.
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