Luteostriata ernesti
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| Luteostriata ernesti | |
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| Luteostriata ernesti from São Paulo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Luteostriata |
| Species: | L. ernesti |
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| Luteostriata ernesti (Leal-Zanchet & Froehlich, 2006) | |
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Luteostriata ernesti is a species of Brazilian land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1]
Luteostriata ernesti is a medium to small land planarian, reaching up to 70 millimetres (2.8 in) in length when crawling. The dorsal color is light-yellow with five dark longitudinal stripes: one median, two paramedian and two lateral. The anterior end has a darker, often orange tinge and the ventral side is yellowish white.[1]
