Artioposthia

Artioposthia is a genus of land planarians from the Australasian and Indo-Pacific countries. Several species have also been introduced in Europe.

Artioposthia
Artioposthia glandulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Rhabditophora
Order:
Tricladida
Suborder:
Continenticola
Family:
Geoplanidae
Subfamily:
Rhynchodeminae
Tribe:
Caenoplanini
Genus:
Artioposthia

von Graff, 1896
Type species
Geoplana fletcheri
Dendy, 1891

Description

Species of Artioposthia are characterized by a cylindrical pharynx and ovaries placed anteriorly to the male copulatory apparatus, close to the brain or to the pharynx. The copulatory apparatus has a series of paired glandular organs called adenodactyls.[1]

Artioposthia is very similar to the closely related genus Arthurdendyus, the main difference being the position of the ovaries and the shape of the pharynx.[2]

Species

The genus Artioposthia includes the following species:

  • Artioposthia adelaidensis (Dendy, 1892)
  • Artioposthia civis Cardale, 1941
  • Artioposthia diemenensis (Dendy, 1894)
  • Artioposthia exulans (Dendy, 1901)
  • Artioposthia fletcheri (Dendy, 1891)
  • Artioposthia garveyi (Dendy, 1901)
  • Artioposthia glandulosa Fyfe, 1956
  • Artioposthia harrisoni Wood, 1926
  • Artioposthia howesi (Dendy, 1901)
  • Artioposthia japonica Kaburakki, 1922
  • Artioposthia mariae (Dendy, 1895)
  • Artioposthia polyadoides Fyfe, 1956
  • Artioposthia subquadrangulata (Dendy, 1895)
  • Artioposthia suteri (Dendy, 1897)

References
  1. Ogren, R. E.; Kawakatsu, M. (1991). "Index to the species of the family Geoplanidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part II: Caenoplaninae and Pelmatoplaninae". Bulletin of Fujis Women's College. 29: 35–58.
  2. Jones, H. D. (1999). "A new genus and species of terrestrial planarian (Platyhelminthes; Tricladida; Terricola) from Scotland, and an emendation of the genus Artioposthia". Journal of Natural History. 33 (3): 387–394. doi:10.1080/002229399300308. ISSN 0022-2933.
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