''Imbira'' 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 ...

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 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 along the body margins, not occupying the dorsum. In comparison to other genera, the body has an additional layer of longitudinal muscles dorsally and ventrally to the intestine. The copulatory apparatus lacks a permanent penis, i. e., the penis is formed during copulation by folds in the male cavity. The female cavity is rounded and filled with a multilayered epithelium.

Etymology

''Imbira'' is a word in the

Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (also spelled as Tupí) is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the aboriginal Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. It belongs to ...

that refers to a strip of bark peeled off from certain trees.

Species

There are four species assigned to the genus ''Imbira'': *'' Imbira flanovigra'' Amaral & Leal-Zanchet, 2018 *'' Imbira guaiana'' (Leal-Zanchet & Carbayo, 2001) *'' Imbira marcusi'' Carbayo et al., 2013 *'' Imbira negrita'' Negrete & Brusa, 2017

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18351107 Geoplanidae Rhabditophora genera