Fletchamia
Fletchamia is a genus of land planarians from Australia.
Description
The genus Fletchamia is characterized by having an elongate and subcylindrical body with a creeping sole that occupies from 50 to 70% of the body with. The eyes form a single row around the anterior tip, are crowded antero-laterally and continue posteriorly in two to three staggered rows. The parenchymal musculature is weak and includes a loose ring zone of circulo-oblique fibers and a weak ventral plate of longitudinal fibers. The copulatory apparatus lacks a permanent penis, but some species may have a rudimentary penis papilla. The female atrium communicates posteriorly with a diverticulum.Etymology
The name Fletchamia is a portmanteau of the surnames of Joseph James Fletcher and Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton and commemorates their contributions to the knowledge of Australian land planarians.Species
The genus Fletchamia includes the following species:- Fletchamia dakini
- Fletchamia flavilineata
- Fletchamia fuscodorsalis
- Fletchamia mediolineata
- Fletchamia mmahoni
- Fletchamia quinquelineata
- ''Fletchamia sugdeni''