Luteostriata graffi

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Luteostriata graffi
Luteostriata graffi, head on the right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Geoplanidae
Genus: Luteostriata
Species:
L. graffi
Binomial name
Luteostriata graffi
(Leal-Zanchet & Froehlich, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Geoplana marginata Schultze & Müller, 1857 sensu von Graff, 1899 (in part)
  • Notogynaphallia marginata Ogren, Kawakatsu & Froehlich, 1992
  • Notogynaphallia graffi Leal-Zanchet & Froehlich, 2006

Luteostriata graffi is a species of Brazilian land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae.[1]

Luteostriata graffi is a relatively small land planarian, reaching up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in length when crawling. The dorsal color is gold-yellow with five black longitudinal stripes: one median, two paramedian and two lateral, the median being the thinnest and the paramedian the broadest. The anterior end has a slight orange tinge and the ventral side is yellowish white.[1]

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