Obama apiguara is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found within Brazil.
| Obama apiguara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Obama |
| Species: | O. apiguara
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| Binomial name | |
| Obama apiguara Oliveira, Almeida & Carbayo, 2020
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Description edit
Obama apiguara is around 56 mm in length and 8 mm in width. The body is broad and flattened, with nearly parallel margins; the anterior end is pointed, and the posterior end is obtuse. The dorsum is a dark ivory color, with several black spots that form multiple striae. Both extremities of the body are black. The ventral side is a pastel yellow color, turning whitish in the area of the pharynx and copulatory apparatus. Both extremities of the ventral side are brown.[2]
There is a glandular fossae opening through the epidermis. The penis papilla is provided with a small, intra-papillar, finger-like papilla. The species lacks a common glandular ovovitelline duct.[2]
Etymology edit
The specific epithet, apiguara or apyguara, is a Tupi language word meaning "nasal fossae"; this is in reference to the glandular fossae in the epidermis.[2]
Distribution edit
Obama apiguara is only known from the type locality, in São Joaquim National Park within the municipality of Três Barras, Brazil.[2]
References edit
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Obama apiguara Oliveira, Almeida & Carbayo, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ a b c d De Oliveira, K. G.; Bolonhezi, L. B.; Almeida, A. L.; Lago-Barcia, D.; Carbayo, F. (2020). Three new Neotropical species and a new genus of land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplaninae). European Journal of Taxonomy. (705). doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.705
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