Lenkunya is a genus of land planarians from Australia.

Lenkunya
Lenkunya adae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Subfamily: Rhynchodeminae
Tribe: Caenoplanini
Genus: Lenkunya
Winsor, 1991
Type species
Geoplana munda

Description

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Species of the genus Lenkunya are characterized by having body that is broadly convex dorsally and flat ventrally. The creeping sole occupies 70–80% of the body width. The eyes form a single row around the anterior tip, are crowded antero-laterally and continue posteriorly in a staggered row. The parenchymal musculature is strong and includes a ring zone of circulo-oblique fibers. The copulatory apparatus has a well-developed penis papilla and lacks adenodactyls or other accessory glands.[1]

Etymology

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The name Lenkunya comes from an aboriginal word meaning beautiful.[1]

Species

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The genus Lenkunya includes the following species:

References

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  1. ^ a b Winsor, L. (1991). "A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae)". Victorian Naturalist. 108 (2): 42–49. BHL