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Paraba smaragdina

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Paraba smaragdina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Paraba
Species:
P. smaragdina
Binomial name
Paraba smaragdina
Rossi, Negrete & Leal Zanchet, 2020

Paraba smaragdina is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found within Brazil.

Description

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Paraba smaragdina has an elongated body with parallel margins that can reach up to 25 mm in length. Both ends of the body are rounded. The dorsum is a dark green-to-brown color, with a slightly reddish anterior tip. The ventral side of the body is light gray or light brown.[2]

The pharynx is cylindrical. The prostatic vesicle has an oval, elongted proximal portion with folded walls and a narrow lumen, and a tubular, sinuous distal portion. The penis papilla is conical, and the common glandular ovovitelline duct is long. There is constriction between the male and female cavities.[2]

Etymology

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The specific epithet is derived from the Latin smaragdus, meaning "emerald", in reference to the holotype's emerald green color.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paraba smaragdina Rossi, Negrete & Leal Zanchet, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c Rossi, Ilana; Peres, Jéssica Cardoso; Negrete, Lisandro; Leal-Zanchet, Ana (2020). "Increasing the species diversity of the genus Paraba (Platyhelminthes) with the description of two new species from the southern atlantic forest" (PDF). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 288: 11–23. Bibcode:2020ZooAn.288...11R. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2020.06.003. ISSN 0044-5231. S2CID 225266551.