''Barreirana'' is a
genus
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of
land planarian
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 proper ...
s from
Brazil
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, formerly considered a subgenus of ''
Geoplana
''Geoplana'' is a genus of land planarians from South America.
Taxonomic history
The genus ''Geoplana'' was erected in 1857 by William Stimpson and included most land planarians with several eyes distributed along the body.Stimpson, W. (1857). ...
''.
Description
The genus ''Barreirana'' includes land planarians with a small and slender body, usually around 2 cm long or less. The eyes occur along the whole body, covering almost the entire dorsum. The
copulatory apparatus has a permanent conical penis occupying the entire male cavity. The only two species currently considered in the genus have a dorsal color pattern including transverse bands.
Etymology
The name ''Barreirana'' comes from the specific epithet of the type species, ''Barreirana barreirana'' (formerly ''Geoplana barreirana'') and refers to the type locality for the species, the district of Barreira in the city of
Teresópolis
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, state of
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil.
Species
There are two described species in the genus ''Barreirana'':
*''
Barreirana barreirana''
(Riester, 1938)
*''
Barreirana zebroides''
(Riester, 1938)
References
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Geoplanidae
Rhabditophora genera