Dolichoplana is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.

Dolichoplana
Dolichoplana carvalhoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Tribe: Rhynchodemini
Genus: Dolichoplana
Moseley, 1877
Type species
Dolichoplana striata
Moseley, 1877

Description

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Species of the genus Dolichoplana are characterized by a very elongate and flattened body with creeping sole of moderate width. The anterior end is rounded and slightly concave, bordered by glandular and sensory tracts, and has two large eyes. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is restricted to the ventral region. The copulatory apparatus has a long and folded chamber in the male atrium, without a penis papilla. A prominent diverticulum opens into the common atrium from its posterior wall.[1]

Species

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The genus Dolichoplana currently contains three species:

References

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  1. ^ 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.