''Neppia'' 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
dugesiid
Dugesiidae is a family of freshwater planarians distributed worldwide (except Antarctica). The type genus is ''Dugesia
''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a genus of dugesiid triclads that contains some common representatives ...
triclad that is found in South America,
Subantarctic
The sub-Antarctic zone is a region in the Southern Hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° and 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands ...
region, Africa,
Tasmania
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, subdi ...
and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''
Dugesia
''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a genus of dugesiid triclads that contains some common representatives of the class Turbellaria. These common flatworms are found in freshwater habitats of Africa, Eurasia, and Australia. ''Duge ...
''.
[Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater triclad from Tasmania with reviews of the related genera ''Cura'' and ''Neppia'' (Turbellaria, Tricladida). Life Sci. Contr. R. Ont. Mus. No. 99:1-48.]
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008:
Species
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Neppia evelinae
''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater tri ...
'' (Marcus, 1955)
*''
Neppia falklandica
''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater tri ...
'' (Westblad, 1952)
*''
Neppia jeanneli
''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater tri ...
'' (Beauchamp, 1913)
*''
Neppia magnibursalis
''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater tri ...
'' Sluys & Kawakatsu, 2001
*''
Neppia montana
''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater tri ...
'' (Nurse, 1950)
*''
Neppia paeta
''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater tricla ...
'' (Marcus, 1955)
*''
Neppia tinga
''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of '' Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater tri ...
'' (Marcus, 1955)
*''
Neppia wimbimba'' (Marcus, 1970)
References
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Dugesiidae
Rhabditophora genera