Choeradoplana banga is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found in areas within the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, such as Cantareira State Park.[2]

Choeradoplana banga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Choeradoplana
Species:
C. banga
Binomial name
Choeradoplana banga
Carbayo & Froehlich, 2012

Description

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Choeradoplana banga is a flatworm around 45 mm in length and 2–3 mm in width. It has an elongated body with a dilated anterior tip and a pointed posterior tip. The base dorsal color of the body is a pale ochre with several irregular dark brown spots. The ventral side of the body is a pale yellowish color.[2]

It is distinguished from other members of Choeradoplana by its pale ochre color and brown spots, a bell-shaped pharynx, an intrabulbar prostatic vesicle, a narrow female atrium, the common glandular ovovitelline duct approaching the vagina from behind the atrium, and a large sphincter under the male and female atria that is adjacent to the gonopore canal.[2]

Etymology

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The specific epithet of banga is derived from a word within the Tupi-Guarani language family, banga, meaning "bent, reverse"; this is in reference to the species' glandular ovovitelline duct approaching behind the atrium, in contrast to other members of the genus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Choeradoplana banga Carbayo & Froehlich, 2012". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. ^ a b c d Fernando Carbayo & Eudóxia Maria Froehlich (2012) Three new Brazilian species of the land planarian Choeradoplana (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplaninae), and an emendation of the genus. Journal of Natural History, 46:19-20, 1153-1177. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.657699