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Microplana

March 06, 2024

Microplana is a genus of land planarians found in Europe and Africa.[1]

Description edit

Species of the genus Microplana are characterized by having an elongate, rounded body and generally only two eyes. The copulatory apparatus has a permanent conical penis with a muscular bulbus projecting into a short atrium. A genito-intestinal canal or a bursa copulatrix is usually present, connecting the intestine to the female atrium.[2]

Ecology edit

Species of Microplana are adapted to different habitats. Most species occur in temperate forests, including beech, oak, pine and mixed forests, and seem to prefer neutral to basic soils, with pH values above 6.[3] However, there are species adapted to drier habitats, such as the African savanna.[4]

All Microplana species are carnivores, feeding on other invertebrates. Some are active predators,[5] while others are mainly scavengers.[6]

Species edit

The genus Microplana includes the following species:[1][7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Vila-Farré, Miquel; Sluys, Ronald; Mateos, Eduardo; Jones, Hugh D.; Romero, Rafael (2011). "Land planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) from the Iberian Peninsula: new records and description of two new species, with a discussion on ecology". Journal of Natural History. 45 (15–16): 869–891. doi:10.1080/00222933.2010.536267. ISSN 0022-2933.
  2. ^ Ogren, R. E.; Kawakatsu, M. (1988). "Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Rhynchodeminae". Bulletin of Fuji Women's College. 26 (2): 39–91.
  3. ^ Álvarez‐Presas, Marta; Mateos, Eduardo; Riutort, Marta (2018). "Hidden diversity in forest soils: Characterization and comparison of terrestrial flatworm's communities in two national parks in Spain" (PDF). Ecology and Evolution. 8 (15): 7386–7400. doi:10.1002/ece3.4178. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 6106173. PMID 30151158.
  4. ^ Jones, H. D.; Darlington, Johanna P. E. C.; Newson, R. M. (1990). "A new species of land planarian preying on termites in Kenya (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria: Tricladida: Terricola)". Journal of Zoology. 220 (2): 249–256. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb04306.x. ISSN 0952-8369.
  5. ^ Jones, H. D.; Cumming, M. S. (1998). "Feeding behaviour of the termite-eating planarian Microplana termitophaga (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria: Tricladida: Terricola) in Zimbabwe". Journal of Zoology. 245 (1): 53–64. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1998.tb00071.x.
  6. ^ McDonald, Jillian C.; Jones, Hugh D. (2014). "Feeding, maintenance and reproduction of Microplana terrestris (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Continenticola: Geoplaninae: Microplaninae) under laboratory conditions". Journal of Natural History. 48 (1–2): 1–34. doi:10.1080/00222933.2013.809169.
  7. ^ Sluys, Ronald; Mateos, Eduardo; Riutort, Marta; Álvarez-presas, Marta (2016). "Towards a comprehensive, integrative analysis of the diversity of European microplaninid land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Microplaninae), with the description of two peculiar new species". Systematics and Biodiversity. 14 (1): 9–31. doi:10.1080/14772000.2015.1103323. ISSN 1477-2000.
  8. ^ Mateos, Eduardo; Sluys, Ronald; Riutort, Marta; Álvarez-Presas, Marta (2017-06-30). "Species richness in the genus Microplana (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Microplaninae) in Europe: as yet no asymptote in sight". Invertebrate Systematics. 31 (3): 269–301. doi:10.1071/IS16038. ISSN 1447-2600. Retrieved 2017-05-13.

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Microplana is a genus of land planarians found in Europe and Africa 1 MicroplanaMicroplana robustaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum PlatyhelminthesOrder TricladidaFamily GeoplanidaeSubfamily MicroplaninaeGenus MicroplanaVejdovsky 1890Type speciesMicroplana humicolaVejdovsky 1890SynonymsOrthodemus Hyman 1954 Contents 1 Description 2 Ecology 3 Species 4 ReferencesDescription editSpecies of the genus Microplana are characterized by having an elongate rounded body and generally only two eyes The copulatory apparatus has a permanent conical penis with a muscular bulbus projecting into a short atrium A genito intestinal canal or a bursa copulatrix is usually present connecting the intestine to the female atrium 2 Ecology editSpecies of Microplana are adapted to different habitats Most species occur in temperate forests including beech oak pine and mixed forests and seem to prefer neutral to basic soils with pH values above 6 3 However there are species adapted to drier habitats such as the African savanna 4 All Microplana species are carnivores feeding on other invertebrates Some are active predators 5 while others are mainly scavengers 6 Species editThe genus Microplana includes the following species 1 7 8 Microplana aberana Mell 1904 Microplana aixandrei Vila Farre Mateos Sluys amp Romero 2008 Microplana astricta Sluys Alvarez Presas amp Mateos 2017 Microplana atropurpurea von Graff 1899 Microplana attemsi Bendl 1909 Microplana cephalofusca Sluys Alvarez Presas amp Mateos 2017 Microplana ceylonica von Graff 1899 Microplana cherangani de Beauchamp 1936 Microplana cingulata Alvarez Presas Sluys amp Mateos 2017 Microplana costaricensis de Beauchamp 1913 Microplana edwardsi Jones amp McDonald 2021 Microplana fuscomaculosa Sluys Mateos amp Alvarez Presas 2017 Microplana gadesensis Vila Farre Mateos Sluys amp Romero 2008 Microplana garavi Du Bois Reymond Marcus 1957 Microplana giustii Minelli 1976 Microplana graffi Geba 1909 Microplana grazalemica Vila Farre Mateos Sluys amp Romero 2008 Microplana groga Jones Webster Littlewood amp McDonald 2008 Microplana haitiensis Prudhoe 1949 Microplana harea Marcus 1953 Microplana henrici Bendl 1908 Microplana hovassei de Beauchamp 1934 Microplana howesi Scharff 1900 Microplana humicola Vejdovsky 1889 Microplana hyalina Vila Farre amp Sluys 2011 Microplana indica Chaurasia 1985 Microplana kwiskea Jones Webster Littlewood amp McDonald 2008 Microplana lutulenta Alvarez Presas Sluys amp Mateos 2017 Microplana mediostriata Geba 1909 Microplana montoyai Fuhrmann 1914 Microplana nana Mateos Giribet amp Carranza 1998 Microplana natalensis Jameson 1907 Microplana nervosa Sluys Mateos amp Alvarez Presas 2017 Microplana neumanni Mell 1904 Microplana peneckei Meixner 1921 Microplana perereca Marcus amp Du Bois Reymond Marcus 1959 Microplana plurioculata Sluys Mateos amp Alvarez Presas 2016 Microplana polyopsis Sluys Alvarez Presas amp Mateos 2016 Microplana purpurea Bendl 1908 Microplana robusta Vila Farre amp Sluys 2011 Microplana rufocephalata Hyman 1954 Microplana scharffi Graff 1896 Microplana shenzhensis Wang amp Yu 2013 Microplana sparsa Sluys Mateos amp Alvarez Presas 2017 Microplana termitophaga Jones Darlington amp Newson 1990 Microplana terrestris Muller 1774 Microplana thwaitesii Moseley 1875 Microplana trifuscolineata Kaburaki 1920 Microplana tristriata Geba 1909 Microplana uniductus de Beauchamp 1930 Microplana unilineata Frieb 1923 Microplana viridis Jameson 1907 Microplana voeltzkowi von Graff 1899 Microplana yaravi du Bois Reymond Marcus 1957References edit a b Vila Farre Miquel Sluys Ronald Mateos Eduardo Jones Hugh D Romero Rafael 2011 Land planarians Platyhelminthes Tricladida Geoplanidae from the Iberian Peninsula new records and description of two new species with a discussion on ecology Journal of Natural History 45 15 16 869 891 doi 10 1080 00222933 2010 536267 ISSN 0022 2933 Ogren R E Kawakatsu M 1988 Index to the species of the family Rhynchodemidae Turbellaria Tricladida Terricola Part I Rhynchodeminae Bulletin of Fuji Women s College 26 2 39 91 Alvarez Presas Marta Mateos Eduardo Riutort Marta 2018 Hidden diversity in forest soils Characterization and comparison of terrestrial flatworm s communities in two national parks in Spain PDF Ecology and Evolution 8 15 7386 7400 doi 10 1002 ece3 4178 ISSN 2045 7758 PMC 6106173 PMID 30151158 Jones H D Darlington Johanna P E C Newson R M 1990 A new species of land planarian preying on termites in Kenya Platyhelminthes Turbellaria Tricladida Terricola Journal of Zoology 220 2 249 256 doi 10 1111 j 1469 7998 1990 tb04306 x ISSN 0952 8369 Jones H D Cumming M S 1998 Feeding behaviour of the termite eating planarian Microplana termitophaga Platyhelminthes Turbellaria Tricladida Terricola in Zimbabwe Journal of Zoology 245 1 53 64 doi 10 1111 j 1469 7998 1998 tb00071 x McDonald Jillian C Jones Hugh D 2014 Feeding maintenance and reproduction of Microplana terrestris Platyhelminthes Tricladida Continenticola Geoplaninae Microplaninae under laboratory conditions Journal of Natural History 48 1 2 1 34 doi 10 1080 00222933 2013 809169 Sluys Ronald Mateos Eduardo Riutort Marta Alvarez presas Marta 2016 Towards a comprehensive integrative analysis of the diversity of European microplaninid land flatworms Platyhelminthes Tricladida Microplaninae with the description of two peculiar new species Systematics and Biodiversity 14 1 9 31 doi 10 1080 14772000 2015 1103323 ISSN 1477 2000 Mateos Eduardo Sluys Ronald Riutort Marta Alvarez Presas Marta 2017 06 30 Species richness in the genus Microplana Platyhelminthes Tricladida Microplaninae in Europe as yet no asymptote in sight Invertebrate Systematics 31 3 269 301 doi 10 1071 IS16038 ISSN 1447 2600 Retrieved 2017 05 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Microplana amp oldid 1211690735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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