Platydemus

Platydemus is a genus of large predatory land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.

Platydemus manokwari, invasive in Florida, USA

Platydemus
Platydemus manokwari, head is on the right.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Rhabditophora
Order:
Tricladida
Family:
Geoplanidae[1]
Subfamily:
Rhynchodeminae
Tribe:
Rhynchodemini
Genus:
Platydemus

von Graff, 1896
Type species
Rhynchodemus grandis
Spencer, 1892

Description

The genus Platydemus is characterized by a massive, slightly convex body with a broad creeping sole and very large eyes. The copulatory apparatus has a large chamber with folded epithelium in the male atrium, usually with a small penis.[2]

Species

The genus Platydemus includes the following species:

  • Platydemus bivittatus von Graff, 1899
  • Platydemus fasciatus (Spencer, 1892)
  • Platydemus grandis (Spencer, 1892)
  • Platydemus joliveti de Beauchamp, 1972
  • Platydemus lividus von Graff, 1899
  • Platydemus longibulbus de Beauchamp, 1972
  • Platydemus macrophthalmus von Graff, 1899
  • Platydemus manokwari de Beauchamp, 1963 – "New Guinea flatworm"[3][4]
  • Platydemus pindaudei de Beauchamp, 1972
  • Platydemus vanheurni de Beauchamp, 1929
  • Platydemus victoriae (Dendy, 1890)
  • Platydemus zimmermanni de Beauchamp, 1952

References
  1. Sluys, R.; Kawakatsu, M.; Riutort, M.; Baguñà, J (2009). "A new higher classification of planarian flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida)". Journal of Natural History. 43: 1763–1777. doi:10.1080/00222930902741669.
  2. Ogren, R. E.; Kawakatsu, M. (1988). "Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Rhynchodeminae". Bulletin of Fujis Women's College. 26: 39–91.
  3. Justine, Jean-Lou; Winsor, Leigh; Gey, Delphine; Gros, Pierre; Thévenot, Jessica (2014). "The invasive New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari in France, the first record for Europe: time for action is now". PeerJ. 2: e297. doi:10.7717/peerj.297. PMC 3961122. PMID 24688873.
  4. Justine, Jean-Lou; Winsor, Leigh; Barrière, Patrick; Fanai, Crispus; Gey, Delphine; Han, Andrew Wee Kien; La Quay-Velázquez, Giomara; Lee, Benjamin Paul Yi-Hann; Lefevre, Jean-Marc; Meyer, Jean-Yves; Philippart, David; Robinson, David G.; Thévenot, Jessica; Tsatsia, Francis (2015). "The invasive land planarianPlatydemus manokwari(Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae): records from six new localities, including the first in the USA". PeerJ. 3: e1037. doi:10.7717/peerj.1037. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 4485254. PMID 26131377.
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