Imbira guaiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Geoplanidae |
Genus: | Imbira |
Species: | I. guaiana
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Binomial name | |
Imbira guaiana (Leal-Zanchet & Carbayo, 2001)
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Imbira guaiana is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae. It is the type species of the genus Imbira and is found in Brazil.[1]
Imbira guaiana is a medium-sized land planarian with an elongate body reaching up to 145 millimetres (5.7 in) in length and 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in width while crawling. Its dorsal surface has a greyish-olive color and the ventral side is yellowish-olive. The numerous small eyes are arranged long the body margins from the anterior to the posterior tip.[2]
The specific epithet guaiana refers to the Kaingang people (also known as guainás or guaianos) that in the past inhabited the region where the species is found.[2]
The only known place of occurrence of I. guaiana is the São Francisco de Paula National Forest in southern Brazil.[3]