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Geoplana mogi
Species of flatworm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geoplana mogi is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found in areas within the Atlantic Forest in the municipalities of São Paulo and Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.[2]
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Description
Geoplana mogi is a flatworm around 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in length and 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in width. The body has parallel margins; the front tip is rounded and the back tip is pointed. The dorsal side has a medium orange-ochre band running down the middle, flanked on each side by a thin whitish stripe; the whitish stripe is bordered on the outside by a black line, which is flanked by a grey band mottled with white. A marginal black line borders the grey band. The marginal band is often hidden from plain dorsal view due to the shape of the body. The ventral side is a whitish color with blackish margins.[2]
Aside from its coloration, it is distinguished from other members of Geoplana by having parenchymal muscle fibres that form a loose tube around the intestine, and the diameter of the muscular cylinder surrounding the ejaculatory duct being 1.3 times that of the duct.[2]
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Etymology
The specific epithet, mogi, is derived from the type locality of Mogi das Cruzes, specifically the Tupi language name of the municipality.[2]
References
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