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Title: A new species of land planarian (Platyhelminthes: Continenticola) from a limestone cave in a Neotropical semi-arid environment
Keywords: Geoplaninae
Brazilian caves
Taxonomy
Serra do Ramalho
Troglophile
Cavernas brasileiras
Taxonomia
Troglófilos
Issue Date: May-2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Citation: AMARAL, S. V. do; LEAL-ZANCHET, A. M.; FERREIRA, R. L. A new species of land planarian (Platyhelminthes: Continenticola) from a limestone cave in a Neotropical semi-arid environment. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, London, v. 54, n. 2, p. 87-96, 2019.
Abstract: A new species of Geoplaninae from a limestone cave located in northeastern Brazil is described herein. Paraba pankaru Amaral & Leal-Zanchet, sp. n. differs from its congeners by the color pattern and characteristics of the copulatory apparatus, especially regarding the prostatic vesicle. Unlike other species of Paraba, the species shows long, sensory pits, sometimes opening through wide invaginations, which may constitute a troglomorphism. The flatworm was collected in an aphotic and quite moist area, which was not far from one of the cave entrances, creeping over a clay ground. Therefore, this species may be adapted to the cave environment, constituting at least a troglophile.
URI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01650521.2019.1583712?af=R&journalCode=nnfe20
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