Redescription of two land planarian species of Notogynaphallia Ogren & Kawakatsu (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplaninae) and confirmation of the heterogeneity of the genus

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2006
Authors:F. Carbayo
Journal:Revista Brasileira de Zoologia
Volume:23
Start Page:746
Pagination:746-757
Abstract:

Notogynaphallia caissara (E.M. Froehlich, 1955) and N. fita (Froehlich, 1959) are redescribed. Both species are included in the so-called group 2 of E.M. Froehlich & Leal-Zanchet (2003), in Notogynaphallia, and are provided with a cephalic retractor muscle derived from the ventral longitudinal subepidermic muscle layer. A muscle retractor does not exist in the type-species of the genus. This is strong evidence of the morphological heterogeneity within the genus, as E.M. Froehlich & Leal-Zanchet (2003) previously proposed mainly based on characters of the reproductive organs.

DOI:10.1590/S0101-81752006000300020
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