''Dolichoplana'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 proper ...
in the tribe
Rhynchodemini
Rhynchodemini is a tribe of land planarians in the subfamily Rhynchodeminae
Rhynchodeminae is a subfamily of land planarians with a worldwide distribution.
Phylogeny and systematics
Based on morphological evidence, especially the presence of ...
.
Description
Species of the genus ''Dolichoplana'' are characterized by a very elongate and flattened body with creeping sole of moderate width. The anterior end is rounded and slightly concave, bordered by glandular and sensory tracts, and has two large eyes. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is restricted to the ventral region. The
copulatory apparatus has a long and folded chamber in the male atrium, without a penis papilla. A prominent diverticulum opens into the common atrium from its posterior wall.
Species
The genus ''Dolichoplana'' currently contains three species:
* ''
Dolichoplana carvalhoi''
Corrêa, 1947
* ''
Dolichoplana striata''
Moseley
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It is located within the eponymous Moseley ward of the constituency of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (UK Parliament constituency), Hall Green and ...
, 1877
* ''
Dolichoplana vircata''
Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1951
References
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Geoplanidae
Rhabditophora genera