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''Newzealandia'' 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 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 New Zealand.


Description

Species of the genus ''Newzealandia'' are characterized by a copulatory apparatus that lacks a penis papilla and has a series of accessory glands embedded into the wall of the atrial cavity. Those glands are similar to the adenodactyls found in the closely related genus '' Artioposthia'', the main difference being that adenodactyls project into the atrial cavity.


Etymology

The name ''Newzealandia'' comes from New Zealand, the country in which the species of the genus are found.


Species

The genus ''Newzealandia'' includes the following species: *'' Newzealandia agricola'' (Dendy, 1895) *'' Newzealandia graffii'' (Dendy, 1895) *'' Newzealandia inaequabilis'' (Fyfe, 1956) *'' Newzealandia inequalistriata'' (Dendy, 1895) *'' Newzealandia iris'' (Dendy, 1896) *'' Newzealandia moseleyi'' (Hutton, 1880)


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4991690 Geoplanidae Rhabditophora genera Worms of New Zealand