''Fletchamia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form a single row around the anterior tip, are crowded antero-laterally and continue posteriorly in two to three staggered rows. The parenchymal musculature is weak and includes a loose ring zone of circulo-oblique fibers and a weak ventral plate of longitudinal fibers. The
copulatory apparatus lacks a permanent penis, but some species may have a rudimentary penis papilla. The female atrium communicates posteriorly with a diverticulum.
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Etymology
The name ''Fletchamia'' is a portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words[Joseph James Fletcher
Joseph James Fletcher (7 January 1850 – 15 May 1926) was an Australian biologist, winner of the 1921 Clarke Medal.
Fletcher was born at Auckland, New Zealand the son of the Rev Joseph Horner Fletcher, a Methodist clergyman, and his wife ...](_blank)
(''Fletc-'') and Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton
Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton (14 April 1852 – 21 October 1941) was an Australian naturalist and teacher born in Ireland. A former president of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, he was known for his studies of desert plants and pollinati ...
(''-hami-'') and commemorates their contributions to the knowledge of Australian land planarians.
Species
The genus ''Fletchamia'' includes the following species:
*''Fletchamia dakini
''Fletchamia'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form ...
'' (Dendy, 1915)
*''Fletchamia flavilineata
''Fletchamia'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form ...
'' (Dendy, 1915)
*''Fletchamia fuscodorsalis
''Fletchamia'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form ...
'' (Steel, 1901)
*''Fletchamia mediolineata
''Fletchamia'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form ...
'' (Dendy, 1891)
*''Fletchamia mmahoni
''Fletchamia'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form ...
'' (Dendy, 1891)
*''Fletchamia quinquelineata
''Fletchamia'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form ...
'' (J. J. Fletcher & A. G. Hamilton, 1888)
*''Fletchamia sugdeni
''Fletchamia'' is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Fletchamia'' is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form ...
'' (Dendy, 1891)
References
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Geoplanidae
Rhabditophora genera