Cotyloplana Explained

Cotyloplana is a genus of land planarians in the tribe Rhynchodemini.

Description

The genus Cotyloplana is characterized by a flat body with a wide creeping sole. There is one sucker located ventrally at the anterior end, in front of the creeping sole. The copulatory apparatus has a large spacious male atrium, with a small and obtuse penis papilla. A diverticulum opens into the common atrium from its posterior wall.^[1]

Species

The genus Cotyloplana currently contains two species:

• Cotyloplana borneensis de Beauchamp, 1933
• Cotyloplana pilcata Whitehouse, 1914
• Cotyloplana punctata Spencer, 1892

Notes and References

1. Ogren . R. E. . Kawakatsu . M. . 1988 . Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Rhynchodeminae. . Bulletin of Fujis Women's College . 26 . 39–91 .