Notogynaphallia nawei

Notogynaphallia nawei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Geoplanidae
Genus:	Notogynaphallia
Species:	N. nawei
Binomial name
Notogynaphallia nawei Negrete, Leal-Zanchet & Brusa, 2015

Notogynaphallia nawei is a species of land planarian from Argentina.

Description

Notogynaphallia nawei is a small-to-medium-sized land planarian with an elongate body, reaching about 40 millimetres (1.6 in) in length. The color of the dorsum is black and the dorsal eyes are perceived as a group of very small whitish dots on about the second fourth of the body. The ventral side is dark gray with a thin whitish median longitudinal line along the body.[1]

The species lacks a glandular margin, and the prostatic vesicle is intrabulbar with two regions: a tubular proximal portion and a globose distal portion, with a narrow lumen. The female atrium is tubular distally, but wide proximally.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet nawei comes from the Toba word naweĨ, which means "black", and refers to the dorsal color of the species.[1]

Distribution

Notogynaphallia nawei is found in native forests of the Formosa Province, Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco region.[1]

References

1. Negrete, Lisandro; Leal-Zanchet, Ana Maria; Brusa, Francisco (2015). "A new species of Notogynaphallia (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) extends the known distribution of land planarians in Chacoan province (Chacoan subregion), South America" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 54 (1): 58. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0136-5. ISSN 1810-522X.