Pimea
Genus of flatworms
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Pimea is a genus of land planarians that currently contains a single species, Pimea monticola, from the central highlands of New Caledonia.[1]
| Pimea monticola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Pimea Winsor, 1991 |
| Species: | P. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Pimea monticola Winsor, 1991 | |
Description
Pimea monticola is characterized by an expanded anterior end with a musculo-glandular organ in the form of an adhesive pad. The cutaneous longitudinal musculature is partially insunk into the mesenchyma and originates a retractor muscle associated to the musculo-glandular organ. The mesenchymal musculature is weak.[1] The copulatory apparatus lacks adenodactyls and has an intra-antral penis papilla.[2]
