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Geoplaninae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Platyhelminthes

Order
  
Tricladida

Class
  
Rhabditophora

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Similar
  
Tricladida, Geoplanidae, Geoplana, Notogynaphallia, Pasipha

Geoplaninae is a subfamily of land planarians endemic to the Neotropical region.

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Description

The subfamily Geoplaninae was initially defined by Ogren and Kawakatsu (1990) for land planarians which have a broad creeping sole, mouth in the second half of the body, dorsal testes, subepithelial longitudinal musculature well developed and parenchymal longitudinal musculature absent or not well developed. None of these characters is exclusive, however, and cannot be considered a synapomorphy of the group. Nevertheless, phylogenetic studies have revealed that Geoplaninae is indeed a monophyletic group.

Genera

Currently the land planarians in the subfamily Geoplaninae are grouped in 23 or 24 genera:

  • Amaga Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
  • Barreirana Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
  • Bogga Grau & Sluys, 2012
  • Cephaloflexa Carbayo & Leal-Zanchet, 2003
  • Choeradoplana von Graff, 1896
  • Cratera Carbayo et al., 2013
  • Enterosyringa Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990 (maybe included in Xerapoa)
  • Geobia Diesing, 1861
  • Geoplana Stimpson, 1857
  • Gigantea Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
  • Gusana E. M. Froehlich, 1978
  • Imbira Carbayo et al., 2013
  • Issoca C. G. Froehlich, 1955
  • Liana E. M. Froehlich, 1978
  • Luteostriata Carbayo, 2010
  • Matuxia Carbayo et al., 2013
  • Notogynaphallia Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
  • Obama Carbayo et al., 2013
  • Paraba Carbayo et al., 2013
  • Pasipha Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
  • Polycladus Blanchard, 1845
  • Pseudogeoplana Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
  • Supramontana Carbayo & Leal-Zanchet, 2003
  • Xerapoa C. G. Froehlich, 1955

    • References

    Geoplaninae Wikipedia
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