Geoplanini is a tribe 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 subfamily

Geoplaninae Geoplaninae is a subfamily of land planarians endemic to the Neotropical region. However, one species, ''Obama nungara'' has been introduced in Europe. Description The subfamily Geoplaninae was initially defined by Ogren and Kawakatsu (1990)Ogre ...

Description

The tribe Geoplanini includes all genera of Geoplaninae that occur east of the Andes plus the Chilean genus '' Transandiplana''. However, there are no currently known synapomorphies uniting these genera, and this group is supported solely on the basis of molecular analyses.

Genera

The tribe Geoplanini contains 26 genera: *'' Amaga'' *'' Anophthalmoplana'' *''

Barreirana ''Barreirana'' is a genus of land planarians from Brazil, formerly considered a subgenus of ''Geoplana''. Description The genus ''Barreirana'' includes land planarians with a small and slender body, usually around 2 cm long or less. The ...

'' *'' Bogga'' *'' Cephaloflexa'' *''

Choeradoplana ''Choeradoplana'' is a genus of land planarians found in South America. Description Species of the genus ''Choeradoplana'' are characterized by the presence of a cephalic retractor muscle associated with cephalic glands, forming a cephalic mus ...

'' *'' Cratera'' *''

Difroehlichia ''Difroehlichia'' is a genus of land planarians from South America, currently comprising a single species, ''Difroehlichia elenae'', which was found in a ferruginous cave in the municipality of Conceição do Mato Dentro, state of Minas Gerais, ...

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Geobia ''Geobia'' is a monotypic genus of land planarians from South America. Description The genus ''Geobia'' has a very elongated body. The only species in the genus, ''Geobia subterranea'', has several adaptations for a subterranean lifestyle, s ...

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Geoplana ''Geoplana'' is a genus of land planarians found in 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. (1 ...

'' *'' Gigantea'' *''

Imbira ''Imbira'' is a genus of land planarians found in South America. Description The genus ''Imibira'' is characterized by having a large, slender and flat body with parallel margins, reaching up to 14 cm in length. The eyes are arranged alon ...

'' *'' Issoca'' *''

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Luteostriata ''Luteostriata'' is a genus of land planarians from Brazil characterized by a yellow body with dark longitudinal stripes. Description The genus ''Luteostriata'' is characterized by the presence of a cephalic retractor muscle, which allows thos ...

'' *'' Matuxia'' *''

Notogynaphallia ''Notogynaphallia'' is a genus of land planarians from South America. Description The genus ''Notogynaphallia'' is characterized by having a small-to-medium, slender body with nearly parallel margins. The eyes are arranged along the body marg ...

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'' *'' Paraba'' *''

Pasipha ''Pasipha'' is a genus of land planarians from South America. Description Species of the genus ''Pasipha'' have a slender and flattened body with parallel margins while creeping. The copulatory apparatus lacks a permanent penis, having a lon ...

'' *'' Piima'' *'' Pseudogeoplana'' *'' Supramontana'' *'' Transandiplana'' *'' Winsoria'' *''

Xerapoa ''Xerapoa'' is a genus of land planarians from Brazil. Description The genus ''Xerapoa'' includes small-sized land planarians with subcylindrical body and anterior end raised. Usually the sensory pits of the anterior region open at the tip of ...

References

{{Reflist Geoplanidae