Lenkunya
Lenkunya is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
| Lenkunya | |
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| Lenkunya adae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhynchodeminae |
| Tribe: | Caenoplanini |
| Genus: | Lenkunya Winsor, 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Geoplana munda | |
Description
Species of the genus Lenkunya are characterized by having body that is broadly convex dorsally and flat ventrally. The creeping sole occupies 70–80% of the body width. The eyes form a single row around the anterior tip, are crowded antero-laterally and continue posteriorly in a staggered row. The parenchymal musculature is strong and includes a ring zone of circulo-oblique fibers. The copulatory apparatus has a well-developed penis papilla and lacks adenodactyls or other accessory glands.[1]
Etymology
The name Lenkunya comes from an aboriginal word meaning beautiful.[1]
Species
The genus Lenkunya includes the following species:
- Lenkunya adae (Dendy, 1891)
- Lenkunya arenicola (Steel, 1901)
- Lenkunya frosti (Spencer, 1891)
- Lenkunya ornata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
- Lenkunya virgata (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
References
- Winsor, L. (1991). "A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae)". Victorian Naturalist. 108 (2): 42–49. BHL
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