Imbira

Imbira
Imbira guaiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria/Rhabditophora
Order: Tricladida
Suborder: Continenticola
Family: Geoplanidae
Subfamily: Geoplaninae
Genus: Imbira
Carbayo et al., 2013
Type species
Notogynaphallia guaiana
Leal-Zanchet & Carbayo, 2001

Imbira is a genus of land planarians from Brazil.

Description

The genus Imibira is characterized by having a large, slender and flat body with parallel margins, reaching up to 14 cm in length. The eyes are arranged along the body margins, not occupying the dorsum. In comparison to other genera, the body has an additional layer of longitudinal muscles dorsally and ventrally to the intestine. The copulatory apparatus lacks a permanent penis, i. e., the penis is formed during copulation by folds in the male cavity. The female cavity is rounded and filled with a multilayered epithelium.[1]

Etymology

Imbira is a word in the Tupi language that refers to a strip of bark peeled off from certain trees.

Species

There are only two species assigned to the genus Imbira:

References

  1. Carbayo, F.; Álvarez-Presas, M.; Olivares, C. U. T.; Marques, F. P. L.; Froehlich, E. X. M.; Riutort, M. (2013). "Molecular phylogeny of Geoplaninae (Platyhelminthes) challenges current classification: Proposal of taxonomic actions". Zoologica Scripta. 42 (5): 508. doi:10.1111/zsc.12019.
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