Novibipalium
Novibipalium is a genus of land planarians of the subfamily Bipaliinae (hammerhead flatworms).
| Novibipalium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Subfamily: | Bipaliinae |
| Genus: | Novibipalium Kawakatsu, Ogren & Froehlich, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Bipalium trifuscostriatum Kaburaki, 1922 | |
Description
Species of Novibipalium are very similar to those of the related genus Bipalium. The main difference occurs in the copulatory apparatus, which in Novibipalium lacks a well-developed penis papilla, while in Bipalium a penis papilla is present. Novibipalium has a set of folds in the copulatory apparatus that are everted during mating and create a temporary penis.[1]
Species
The genus Novibipalium contains the following species:
- Novibipalium alterifuscatum Kawakatsu, Ogren & Froehlich, 1998
- Novibipalium falsifuscatum Kawakatsu, Ogren & Froehlich, 1998
- Novibipalium miyukiae Kawakatsu, Sluys & Ogren, 2005[2]
- Novibipalium murayamai Kawakatsu, Sluys & Ogren, 2005[2]
- Novibipalium trifuscostriatum (Kaburaki, 1922)
- Novibipalium venosum (Kaburaki, 1922)
References
- Kawakatsu, M.; Ogren, R. E.; Froehlich, E. M. (1998). "The taxonomic revision of several homonyms in the genus Bipalium, family Bipaliidae (Turbellaria, Seriata, Tricladida, Terricola)". The Bulletin of Fuji Women's College. Series 2. 36: 83–93.
- Kawakatsu, M.; Sluys, R.; Ogren, R. E. (2005). "Seven new species of land planarian from Japan and China (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Bipaliidae), with a morphological review of all Japanese bipaliids and a biogeographic overview of Far Eastern species". Belgian Journal of Zoology. 135 (1): 53–77.
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