Choeradoplana tristriata is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1] It is found in areas of Atlantic Forest within Blumenau and Serra do Tabuleiro State Park in Brazil.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Choeradoplana |
| Species: | C. tristriata
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| Choeradoplana tristriata (Müller, 1856) Largo-Barcia, Silva & Carbayo, 2021
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Description
editChoeradoplana tristriata is a flatworm around 22 mm in length and 2.5 mm in width. It has a slender, subcylindrical body. The head, or cephalic region, is distinguished by a rolled up and dilated "neck" with the ventral surface facing outwards, with glandular cushions. The posterior tip is pointed. The creeping sole is 90% of the body width. The dorsal side of the body is a yellow-green base color with three thin, irregular longitudinal lines made up of small black spots. In the median line, the spots are less concentrated. The ventral side is a zinc yellow color, aside from a silver-gray spot on the glandular cushions.[2]
It is distinguished from other members of Choeradoplana by its yellow-green color and irregular black lines, its zinc-yellow ventral side, a compact copulatory apparatus lacking a penis papilla, and a funnel-shaped female atrium.[2]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet is presumably taken from the prefix tri- and the Latin striatus, meaning "striated", likely in reference to the three irregular lines on the species' body.
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Choeradoplana tristriata (Müller, 1856) Largo-Barcia, Silva & Carbayo, 2021". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ a b c Lago-Barcia, D., Silva, M. S., Carbayo, F. (2021). Revision and description of six species of Choeradoplana (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida), with an emendation to the genus. ZooKeys 1016: 1-48. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1016.59617
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