Adinoplana Explained

Adinoplana is a genus of land planarian, the sole member of the tribe Adinoplanini. It contains one species, Adinoplana alerna.[1]

Etymology

The name of the genus, and by extension the tribe, is derived from the Ancient Greek, meaning "crowded," in reference to the numerous musculoglandular organs, and the Latin, "flat," referring to the body shape.

The specific epithet of alerna is an abbreviated anagram deriving from Alerce Andino National Park.

Notes and References

  1. Ana Laura Almeida and others, The discovery of new Chilean taxa revolutionizes the systematics of Geoplaninae Neotropical land planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 197, Issue 4, April 2023, Pages 837–898, .