Othelosoma is a genus of land planarians found in Africa and India.[1]

Othelosoma
Othelosoma duplamaculosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Subfamily: Microplaninae
Genus: Othelosoma
Gray, 1869
Type species
Othelosoma symondsii
Gray, 1869

Description

edit

The genus Othelosoma is characterized by having an elongate, rounded body, generally only two eyes and a blunt anterior end. The copulatory apparatus has a permanent penis. The bursa copulatrix is large and communicates with the genital atrium by two canals, the vaginal duct and the Beauchamp's canal.[2]

Species

edit

There are 40 species assigned to the genus Othelosoma:[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Ogren, Robert E.; Kawakatsu, Masaharu (1989). "Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part II: Microplaninae". The Bulletin of Fuji Women's College. Series 2. 27 (11): 53–111. 
  2. ^ Ogren, Robert E.; Kawakatsu, Masaharu (1988). "Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Rhynchodeminae". The Bulletin of Fuji Women's College. Series 2. 26 (2): 39–91. 
  3. ^ a b c d e Sluys, Ronald; Neumann, Matthias; Lima, Ricardo F. De; Drewes, Robert C. (2017). "Land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) of São Tomé: a first account on their diversity, with the description of five new species". Zootaxa. 4221 (3): 291–322. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ^ Jones, H. D. (2004). "A new species of land planarian (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola: Rhynchodemidae) from South Africa, with a list of African terrestrial planarian species". African Zoology. 39 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1080/15627020.2004.11407283. ISSN 1562-7020.
  5. ^ Jones, H.D.; Cumming, M.S. (2005). "A new land planarian species of the genus Othelosoma (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola: Rhynchodemidae) from the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe". African Zoology. 40 (1): 99–106. doi:10.1080/15627020.2005.11407315. ISSN 1562-7020.