Cratera cryptolineata
| Cratera cryptolineata | |
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| Cratera cryptolineata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Rhabditophora |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Suborder: | Continenticola |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoplaninae |
| Genus: | Cratera |
| Species: | C. cryptolineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cratera cryptolineata Rossi & Leal-Zanchet, 2017 | |
Cratera cryptolineata is a species of land planarian from Brazil.
Description
Cratera cryptolineata is a medium-sized land planarian with a lanceolate body, reaching about 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in length. The color of the dorsum is homogeneously dark brown with a thin median stripe occurring along the body that is only visible under the stereomicroscope. The ventral side is light brown.[1]
The several eyes of C. cryptolineata are distributed marginally in the first millimeters of the body and posteriorly become dorsal, occupying around one third of the body width.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet cryptolineata comes from Greek κρυπτός (kryptos), hidden + Latin lineata, striped, and refers to the thin media stripe visible under the stereomicroscope.[1]
Distribution
Cratera viridimaculata is known only from the Três Barras National Forest, Santa Catarina, Brazil.[1]