''Paraba'' is a genus 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 South America.

Description

Species of the genus ''Paraba'' have a slender body with nearly parallel margins while creeping. The largest specimens may reach about 8 cm in length. The copulatory apparatus has a permanent conical penis occupying the entire male cavity and the female cavity is rounded and filled with a multilayered

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Etymology

''Paraba'' means multicolored in the Tupi language and alludes to the name of the type-species, ''Paraba multicolor''.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Paraba'': *'' Paraba aurantia'' *'' Paraba bresslaui'' *'' Paraba caapora'' *'' Paraba cassula'' *'' Paraba franciscana'' *'' Paraba gaucha'' *'' Paraba goettei'' *'' Paraba iguassuensis'' *'' Paraba incognita'' *'' Paraba multicolor'' *'' Paraba phocaica'' *'' Paraba piriana'' *'' Paraba preta'' *'' Paraba tingauna'' *'' Paraba rubidolineata'' *'' Paraba suva'' *'' Paraba tapira'' *'' Paraba tata'' *'' Paraba tingauna''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18386539 Geoplanidae Rhabditophora genera