Anzoplanini

	Anzoplanini Anzoplanini is a tribe of land planarians in the subfamily Rhynchodeminae. Description The tribe Anzoplanini contains land planarians with dorsoventral testes, a condition that in land planarians is considered intermediate between a primitive ventral condition and a derivate dorsal condition. The mesenchymal musculature contains longitudinal fibers forming either a ventral plate or a ring around the intestine. Genera Currently, the tribe Anzoplanini comprises the following genera: '' Anzoplana'' Winsor, 2006 '' Marionfyfea'' Winsor, 2011 (replacement name for ''Fyfea'' Winsor, 2006, preoccupied) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21219619 Geoplanidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rhynchodeminae Rhynchodeminae is a subfamily of land planarians with a worldwide distribution. Phylogeny and systematics Based on morphological evidence, especially the presence of a single pair of eyes, the subfamily Rhynchodeminae initially encompassed only the species in the current tribe Rhynchodemini and was considered the sister group of subfamily Microplaninae.Ogren, R. E. and Kawakatsu, M. (1988). ''Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Rhynchodeminae.'' Bulletin of Fujis Women's College. 26: 39-91. The remaining tribes were considered closely related to the subfamily Geoplaninae due to the presence of multiple eyes along the body. However, molecular studies revealed that this classification was artificial and that the Rhynchodeminae were closely related to Caenoplaninae. Therefore, recent classification puts the former Rhynchodeminae as a tribe, Rynchodemini, inside an expanded subfamily Rhynchodeminae that also contains the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anzoplana ''Anzoplana'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia, currently comprising a single species, ''Anzoplana trilineata''. Description The genus ''Anzoplana'' includes land planarians of the tribe Anzoplanini that have a small and robust body, with mouth just behind the mid body and gonopore closer to the mouth than to the posterior end. The mesenchymal longitudinal musculature is weak, not forming clear bundles, but forming a weak ring zone around the intestine and a well-developed subneural plate. The copulatory apparatus has an eversible penis, without papilla, and adenodactyls. Etymology The name ''Anzoplana'' comes from ANZ, a traditional abbreviation for Australia and New Zealand, combined with Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ... ''plana'', flat. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marionfyfea ''Marionfyfea'' is a genus of land planarians from Antarctic Islands off New Zealand. However, a species has been described from specimens found in Europe, probably introduced. Description The genus ''Maryonfyfea'' includes land planarians of the tribe Anzoplanini that have a small and elongate body, with mouth just behind the mid body and gonopore closer to the mouth than to the posterior end. The mesenchymal musculature includes strong bundles of dorsal longitudinal muscles, weak bundles of longitudinal muscles forming a ring zone around the intestine, and small ventral bundles of mixed longitudinal and transversal muscles forming a subneural plate. The copulatory apparatus has an inverted penis and adenodactyls. Etymology The name ''Marionfyfea'' honours Marion Fyfe Marion Liddell Fyfe (1 September 1897 – 26 August 1986) was a New Zealand academic, specialising in taxonomy of planarians and other flatworms, the first woman zoology lecturer at the University of Otago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marionfyfea Adventor ''Marionfyfea adventor'' is a species of land planarian described in 2016 from specimens found in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France. However, since the species belongs to the genus ''Marionfyfea'', of which the species are known only from subantarctic islands off New Zealand,Winsor, L. (2006). New and revised terrestrial flatworm taxa (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) of Australia and the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand. Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 17, 81-104PDFWinsor, L. (2011). Some terrestrial flatworm taxa (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Continenticola) of the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand. Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 22, 161-169PDF it is probably an introduced species in Europe. Description ''Marionfyfea adventor'' is a relatively small species of land planarian, being about 1 cm long by 1 mm wide; when contracted, the body is plump, about 5 mm long and 1.5&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Land Planarians Geoplanidae is a family of flatworms known commonly as land planarians or land flatworms. These flatworms are mainly predators of other invertebrates, which they hunt, attack and capture using physical force and the adhesive and digestive properties of their mucus. They lack water-retaining mechanisms and are therefore very sensitive to humidity variations of their environment. Because of their strict ecological requirements, some species have been proposed as indicators of the conservation state of their habitats. They are generally animals with low vagility (dispersal ability) and with very specific habitat requirements, so they can be also used to accurately determine the distribution of biogeographic realms. Today the fauna of these animals is being studied to select conservation priorities in the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil. At the other extreme, one species in this family, ''Platydemus manokwari'' has become an invasive species in both disturbed and wild habitats in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]