Luteostriata graffi

Luteostriata graffi is a species of Brazilian land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1]

Luteostriata graffi
Luteostriata graffi, head on the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Rhabditophora
Order:
Tricladida
Suborder:
Continenticola
Family:
Geoplanidae
Subfamily:
Geoplaninae
Genus:
Luteostriata
Species:
L. graffi
Binomial name
Luteostriata graffi
(Leal-Zanchet & Froehlich, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Geoplana marginata Schultze & Müller, 1857 sensu von Graff, 1899 (in part)
  • Notogynaphallia marginata Ogren, Kawakatsu & Froehlich, 1992
  • Notogynaphallia graffi Leal-Zanchet & Froehlich, 2006

Description

Luteostriata graffi is a relatively small land planarian, reaching up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in length when crawling. The dorsal color is gold-yellow with five black longitudinal stripes: one median, two paramedian and two lateral, the median being the thinnest and the paramedian the broadest. The anterior end has a slight orange tinge and the ventral side is yellowish white.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet graffi honors the zoologist Ludwig von Graff, who first described the species, but misidentified it as Geoplana marginata Schultze & Müller, 1858.[1]

Distribution

Luteostrata graffi is known to occur in areas of Araucaria moist forest and Seasonal forests in the northeastern region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It occurs in the São Francisco de Paula National Forest and in the Aparados da Serra National Park.[2]

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References
  1. Leal-Zanchet, Ana Maria; Froehlich, Eudóxia Maria (2006). "A species complex in the genus Notogynaphallia Ogren and Kawakatsu (Platyhelminthes : Tricladida : Terricola) with a taxonomic revision of homonyms of Geoplana marginata Schultze & Müller and a reinterpretation of Notogynaphallia caissara (Froehlich) anatomy". Belgian Journal of Zoology. 136 (1): 81–100.
  2. Carbayo, Fernando; Froehlich, Eudóxia Maria (2008). "Estado do conhecimento dos macroturbelários (Platyhelminthes) do Brasil". Biota Neotropica (in Portuguese). 8 (4): 177–197. doi:10.1590/S1676-06032008000400018. ISSN 1676-0603.
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