Arthurdendyus

Arthurdendyus is a genus of land planarians from New Zealand. It was erected in 1999 and includes the invasive species Arthurdendyus triangulatus, known as the New Zealand flatworm.[1][2]

Arthurdendyus
Arthurdendyus testaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Tribe: Caenoplanini
Genus: Arthurdendyus
Jones & Gerard, 1999
Type species
Geoplana triangulata
Dendy, 1896

Description

Species of Arthurdendyus are characterized by a bell-shaped pharynx and ovaries placed laterally to the male copulatory apparatus, while most land planarians species have ovaries located much more anteriorly, usually close to the brain or to the pharynx. Other characteristic shared with closely related genera, such as Artioposthia and Newzealandia, is the presence of adenodactyls in the copulatory apparatus.[2]

Etymology

The name Arthurdendyus honors the English zoologist Arthur Dendy[2] who described many land planarians from Australia and New Zealand.

Species

The genus Arthurdendyus includes the following species:

References
  1. Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Arthurdendyus Jones, 1999". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. H. D. JONES; B. M. GERARD (March 1999). "A new genus and species of terrestrial planarian (Platyhelminthes; Tricladida; Terricola) from Scotland, and an emendation of the genus Artioposthia". Journal of Natural History. 33 (3): 387–394. doi:10.1080/002229399300308. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q54577638.
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