Digonopyla
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''Digonopyla'' is a monotypic genus of land planarians in the tribe
Rhynchodemini Rhynchodemini is a tribe of land planarians in the subfamily Rhynchodeminae. Description The tribe Rhynchodemini is defined as containing land planarians with an elongate, cylindroid form, two eyes near the anterior end and strong subepithelia ...
. It contains a single species, ''Digonopyla harmeri''.


Description

''Digonopyla harmeri'' is characterized by the presence of numerous pharynges and mouths. The copulatory apparatus has a wall of tissue separating the male and female atria that results in independent male and female openings, an unusual condition in land planarians.


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18592617 Geoplanidae Rhabditophora genera