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Gigantea (flatworm)

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Gigantea
Gigantea gigantea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Subfamily: Geoplaninae
Genus: Gigantea
Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
Type species
Geoplana gigantea
von Graff, 1899

Gigantea is a genus of land planarians from the Neotropical realm.

Description

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Species of Gigantea have a large, broad and flat body. The copulatory apparatus has a permanent penis and the ovovitelline ducts enter the female atrium from below.[1] This definition, however, is incomplete regarding the anatomical features currently considered in the definition of planarian genera and Gigantea is certainly a heterogeneous genus.[2]

Etymology

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The name Gigantea (Latin for "giant") comes from the specific epithet, gigantea, of the type-species, originally described as Geoplana gigantea due to its large size.[1]

Species

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Currently, there are 14 species assigned to the genus Gigantea:

References

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  1. ^ a b Ogren, Robert E.; Kawakatsu, Masaharu (1990). "Index to the species of the family Geoplanidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part I: Geoplaninae". The Bulletin of Fuji Women's College. Series 2. 28: 79–166.Open access icon
  2. ^ Carbayo, F. (2008). "A new species of land planarian of Gigantea Ogren and Kawakatsu, 1990 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Terricola) from Colombia, with taxonomic remarks on the genus". Italian Journal of Zoology. 75 (1): 85–95. doi:10.1080/11250000701693255. ISSN 1125-0003.
  3. ^ Lago-Barcia, D., Álvarez-Presas, M., Riutort, M., Oceguera-Figueroa, A., Carbayo, F. (14 March 2023). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Geoplaninae land planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) assessed with a total evidence approach, with the description of a new species of Gigantea". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution: 107750. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107750. ISSN 1055-7903.