| Rhynchodemus | |
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| Rhynchodemus sylvaticus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Tribe: | Rhynchodemini |
| Genus: | Rhynchodemus Leidy, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Planaria sylvatica Leidy, 1851 | |
Rhynchodemus is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.
Species of the genus Rhynchodemus are characterized by an elongate body that is attenuated at both ends, oval or round in cross section. The creeping sole occupies most of the ventral surface and the anterior end has two large eyes. The copulatory apparatus has a large chamber with folded epithelium in the male atrium, without a penis papilla. [1]
The genus Rhynchodemus includes the following species:
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