Othelosoma duplamaculosum

Othelosoma duplamaculosum is a species of land planarian from São Tomé Island.

Othelosoma duplamaculosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Rhabditophora
Order:
Tricladida
Family:
Geoplanidae
Subfamily:
Microplaninae
Genus:
Othelosoma
Species:
O. duplamaculosum
Binomial name
Othelosoma duplamaculosum
Sluys & Neumann, 2017

Description

Othelosoma duplamaculosum measures about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) in length. Its dorsal side is black and covered by irregular yellow-ochre spots forming two lateral rows. The ventral side is white with small irregular black specks also forming two very irregular bands. The anterior end has two rather large eyes and may have a reddish tinge.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet duplamaculosum comes from Latin duplus, twofold, double + maculosus, spotted, and refers to the rows of spots on both the dorsal and ventral surfaces.[1]

Distribution

Othelosoma duplamaculosum is distributed throughout the whole São Tomé Island. The type locality is Monte Café, but it was also recorded in Pico de São Tomé and Ribeira Peixe.[1]

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References
  1. Sluys, Ronald; Neumann, M atthias; Lima, Ricardo F. De; Drewes, Robert C. (2017). "Land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) of São Tomé: a first account on their diversity, with the description of five new species". Zootaxa. 4221 (3): 291–322. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 28187665.
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