A new species of terrestrial planarian (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) from South Brazil

Geoplana josefi sp. nov. of South Brazil is described herein. The species shows etary polymorphism. Neither youngs nor adults show the characteristic colour pattern of the mature worms. The species has a multilayered lining in the female atrium. The allopatric G. trigueira, which does not have such a lining, is similar externally and internally with adults of G. josefi, its seminal vesicle, however, being unpaired

A new species of terrestrial planarian (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) from South Brazil

Geoplana josefi sp. nov. of South Brazil is described herein. The species shows etary polymorphism. Neither youngs nor adults show the characteristic colour pattern of the mature worms. The species has a multilayered lining in the female atrium. The allopatric G. trigueira, which does not have such a lining, is similar externally and internally with adults of G. josefi, its seminal vesicle, however, being unpaired.

Descreve-se Geoplana josefi sp. nov., do sul do Brasil. A espécie apresenta polimorfismo etário. Os indivíduos jovens e adultos apresentam um padrão de coloração distinto do dos indivíduos maduros. A espécie possui um epitélio de revestimento pluriestratificado no átrio feminino. A espécie alopátrica G. trigueira apresenta semelhanças em sua morfologia externa e interna com a espécie aqui descrita, porém, não possui esse tipo de revestimento e sua vesícula seminal é ímpar.