Rhynchodemus is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.
| Rhynchodemus | |
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| Rhynchodemus sylvaticus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Tribe: | Rhynchodemini |
| Genus: | Rhynchodemus Leidy, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Planaria sylvatica Leidy, 1851
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Description
editSpecies of the genus Rhynchodemus are characterized by an elongate body that is attenuated at both ends, oval or round in cross section. The creeping sole occupies most of the ventral surface and the anterior end has two large eyes. The copulatory apparatus has a large chamber with folded epithelium in the male atrium, without a penis papilla.[1]
Species
editThe genus Rhynchodemus includes the following species:
- Rhynchodemus americanus Hyman, 1943
- Rhynchodemus angustus (Hyman, 1941)
- Rhynchodemus aripensis Prudhoe, 1949
- Rhynchodemus blainvillei von Graff, 1899
- Rhynchodemus bromelicola de Beauchamp, 1912
- Rhynchodemus costaricensis de Beauchamp, 1913
- Rhynchodemus flavus Moseley, 1877
- Rhynchodemus fuscus Moseley, 1877
- Rhynchodemus graetzi du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1953
- Rhynchodemus hectori von Graff, 1897
- Rhynchodemus ijimai Kaburaki, 1922
- Rhynchodemus inopinatus (de Beauchamp, 1930)
- Rhynchodemus marfa Marcus, 1953
- Rhynchodemus misus du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1965
- Rhynchodemus nematopsis (de Beauchamp, 1930)
- Rhynchodemus oahuensis Hyman, 1939
- Rhynchodemus ochroleucus von Graff, 1899
- Rhynchodemus palnisius de Beauchamp, 1930
- Rhynchodemus piptus Marcus, 1952
- Rhynchodemus samperi Furhmann, 1912
- Rhynchodemus schmardai von Graff, 1899
- Rhynchodemus schubarti du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1955
- Rhynchodemus scius du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1955
- Rhynchodemus sumbawaeiensis (Hausler-Gamish, 1982)
- Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851)
- Rhynchodemus vejdovskyi von Graff, 1899
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
