Imbira guaiana explained

Imbira guaiana is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae. It is the type species of the genus Imbira and is found in Brazil.^[1]

Description

Imbira guaiana is a medium-sized land planarian with an elongate body reaching up to 145mm in length and 3mm in width while crawling. Its dorsal surface has a greyish-olive color and the ventral side is yellowish-olive. The numerous small eyes are arranged long the body margins from the anterior to the posterior tip.^[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet guaiana refers to the Kaingang people (also known as guainás or guaianos) that in the past inhabited the region where the species is found.

Distribution

The only known place of occurrence of I. guaiana is the São Francisco de Paula National Forest in southern Brazil.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Carbayo . Fernando . Álvarez-Presas . Marta . Olivares . Cláudia T. . Marques . Fernando P. L. . Froehlich . Eudóxia M. . Riutort . Marta . Molecular phylogeny of Geoplaninae (Platyhelminthes) challenges current classification: proposal of taxonomic actions . Zoologica Scripta . 42 . 5 . 2013 . 508–528 . 0300-3256 . 10.1111/zsc.12019 .
2. Leal-Zanchet . Ana Maria . Carbayo . Fernando . Two new species of Geoplanidae (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Terricola) of south Brazil . Journal of Zoology . 253 . 4 . 2001 . 433–446 . 0952-8369 . 10.1017/S0952836901000401 .
3. Carbayo . Fernando . Froehlich . Eudóxia Maria . Estado do conhecimento dos macroturbelários (Platyhelminthes) do Brasil . Biota Neotropica . 8 . 4 . 2008 . 177–197 . 1676-0603 . 10.1590/S1676-06032008000400018 . Portuguese. free .