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: