Cephaloflexa araucariana
Cephaloflexa araucariana is a species of Brazilian land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1]
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Description
Cephaloflexa araucariana is a small to medium-sized land planarian up to 45 mm (1.8 in) in length when crawling. The dorsum is bluish-gray with two lateral black bands. The venter is dark gray, becoming black near the margins. The anterior end is narrow and rolled upwards by a retractor muscle.[1]
The numerous eyes are distributed marginally along the whole body, except for the apex of the anterior end, where they are absent.[1]
Distribution
The only known place of occurrence of C. araucariana is the São Francisco de Paula National Forest in southern Brazil.[2]
References
- Carbayo, F.; Leal-Zanchet, A. M. (2003). "Two new genera of geoplaninid land planarians (Platyhelminthes : Tricladida : Terricola) of Brazil in the light of cephalic specialisations". Invertebrate Systematics. 17 (3): 449. doi:10.1071/IT01035. ISSN 1445-5226.
- Carbayo, Fernando; Froehlich, Eudóxia Maria (2008). "Estado do conhecimento dos macroturbelários (Platyhelminthes) do Brasil". Biota Neotropica (in Portuguese). 8 (4): 177–197. doi:10.1590/S1676-06032008000400018. ISSN 1676-0603.
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