Cephaloflexa araucariana
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| Cephaloflexa araucariana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloflexa |
| Species: | C. araucariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloflexa araucariana Carbayo & Leal-Zanchet, 2003 | |
Cephaloflexa araucariana is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae found in Brazil.[1]
Cephaloflexa araucariana is a small to medium-sized land planarian up to 45 mm (1.8 in) in length when crawling. The dorsum is bluish-gray with two lateral black bands. The venter is dark gray, becoming black near the margins. The anterior end is narrow and rolled upwards by a retractor muscle.[1]
The numerous eyes are distributed marginally along the whole body, except for the apex of the anterior end, where they are absent.[1]
