''Paraba'' 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 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 epithelium.

Etymology

''Paraba'' means multicolored 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 ...

and alludes to the name of the type-species, ''Paraba multicolor''.

Species

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Paraba aurantia ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

'' *'' Paraba bresslaui'' *''

Paraba caapora ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

'' *'' Paraba cassula'' *'' Paraba franciscana'' *'' Paraba gaucha'' *''

Paraba goettei ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba iguassuensis ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba incognita ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba multicolor ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba phocaica ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba piriana ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba preta ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba tingauna ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba rubidolineata ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba suva ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba tapira ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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Paraba tata ''Paraba'' is a genus of land planarians 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 copulato ...

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18386539 Geoplanidae Rhabditophora genera