''Xerapoa'' 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 Brazil.
Description
The genus ''Xerapoa'' includes small-sized land planarians with subcylindrical body and anterior end raised. Usually the sensory pits of the anterior region open at the tip of small papillae. The ovaries are located more posteriorly in the body, close to the pharynx, when compared to other genera of the subfamily
Geoplaninae, in which the
ovaries are closer to the anterior end. The creeping sole is considerably thin, occupying about one third of the ventral side.
Etymology
The name ''Xerapoa'' comes from
Tupi Tupi may refer to:
* Tupi people of Brazil
* Tupi or Tupian languages, spoken in South America
** Tupi language, an extinct Tupian language spoken by the Tupi people
* Tupi oil field off the coast of Brazil
* Tupi Paulista, a Brazilian municipalit ...
''xerapoa'' (sharp-pointed), referring to the spiny aspect of the anterior end in species with sensorial papillae.
Species
The genus ''Xerapoa'' includes four described species:
*''
Xerapoa hystrix''
Froehlich, 1955
*''
Xerapoa pseudorhynchodemus''
(Riester, 1938)
*''
Xerapoa trina''
(Marcus Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to:
* Marcus (name), a masculine given name
* Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name
Places
* Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44
* Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl� ...
, 1951)
*''
Xerapoa una''
Froehlich, 1955
References
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Geoplanidae
Rhabditophora genera