Cratera cryptolineata
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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 cryptolineata is known only from the Três Barras National Forest, Santa Catarina, Brazil.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Rossi, Ilana; Leal-Zanchet, Ana (2017). "Three new species of Cratera Carbayo et al., 2013 from Araucaria forests with a key to species of the genus (Platyhelminthes, Continenticola)". ZooKeys. 643: 1–32. doi:10.3897/zookeys.643.11093. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5242264.
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