Lenkunya

Lenkunya is a genus of land planarians from Australia.

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

Winsor, 1991
Type species
Geoplana munda

Description

The genus Lenkunya is characterized by having body that is broadly convex dorsally and flat ventrally. The creeping sole occupies 70–80% of the body width. The eyes form a single row around the anterior tip, are crowded antero-laterally and continue posteriorly in a staggered row. The parenchymal musculature is strong and includes a ring zone of circulo-oblique fibers. The copulatory apparatus has a well-developed penis papilla and lacks adenodactyls or other accessory glands.[1]

Etymology

The name Lenkunya comes from an aboriginal word meaning beautiful.[1]

Species

The genus Lenkunya includes the following species:

  • Lenkunya adae (Dendy, 1891)
  • Lenkunya arenicola (Steel, 1901)
  • Lenkunya frosti (Spencer, 1891)
  • Lenkunya munda (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
  • Lenkunya ornata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
  • Lenkunya virgata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)

References
  1. Winsor, L. (1991). "A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae)". Victorian Naturalist. 109 (2): 42–49.
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