Paraba smaragdina

Paraba smaragdina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Paraparaba
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

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

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

References

  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.


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