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''Diversibipalium'' is a genus of
'' Diversibipalium multilineatum'' is a large-size invasive species, originally from Japan, now found in several European countries. It is superficially similar to ''
land planarian
Geoplanidae is a family of flatworms known commonly as land planarians or land flatworms.
These flatworms are mainly predators of other invertebrates, which they hunt, attack and capture using physical force and the adhesive and digestive proper ...
s of the subfamily Bipaliinae
Bipaliinae is a subfamily of land planarians found mainly in Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, although some species have been introduced worldwide.
Description
The subfamily Bipaliinae is characterized by having a semi ...
(hammerhead flatworms). It was erected to include species lacking sufficient morphological information to allow them to be classified in the appropriate genus.
Taxonomy
During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, many land planarian species were described based solely on external characters. Currently, the genera of land planarians are highly based on their internal anatomy, especially the anatomy of the copulatory apparatus. As a result, species with old descriptions that were never redescribed, so that their internal anatomy remains unknown, cannot be assigned to the correct genus. Thus, the genus ''Diversibipalium'' was created to temporarily accommodate species of the subfamily Bipaliinae whose anatomy of the copulatory apparatus is still unknown.Species
'' Diversibipalium multilineatum'' is a large-size invasive species, originally from Japan, now found in several European countries. It is superficially similar to ''Bipalium kewense
''Bipalium kewense'' is a species of large predatory land planarian with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is sometimes referred to as a "hammerhead flatworm" due to its half-moon-shaped head, but this name is also used to refer to other species in ...
'', which is even more widespread in the world, but can be easily distinguished by the marking on its head (''D. multilineatum'' has an 'exclamation point' on the head).
'' Diversibipalium mayottensis'' Justine, Gastineau, Gros, Gey, Ruzzier, Charles & Winsor, 2022 is a small-size species, found only in the French island of Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
, in the Indian Ocean. According to a comparative study of the mitochondrial genome
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA or mDNA) is the DNA located in mitochondria, cellular organelles within eukaryotic cells that convert chemical energy from food into a form that cells can use, such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Mitochondrial D ...
s and other genes, ''D. mayottensis'' is the sister-group to all other bipaliines.
The genus ''Diversibipalium'' currently contains the following species:
*'' Diversibipalium andrewsi''
*'' Diversibipalium bleekeri''
*'' Diversibipalium boehmigi''
*'' Diversibipalium brauni''
*'' Diversibipalium brunneum''
*'' Diversibipalium cantori''
*'' Diversibipalium catenatum''
*'' Diversibipalium claparedei''
*'' Diversibipalium claviforme''
*'' Diversibipalium delicatum''
*'' Diversibipalium dendrophilum''
*'' Diversibipalium dihangense''
*'' Diversibipalium engeli''
*'' Diversibipalium expeditionis''
*'' Diversibipalium falcatum''
*'' Diversibipalium ferudpoorense''
*'' Diversibipalium flowei''
*'' Diversibipalium fuligineum''
*'' Diversibipalium fuscocephalum''
*'' Diversibipalium gebai''
*'' Diversibipalium giganteum''
*'' Diversibipalium grandidieri''
*'' Diversibipalium haasei''
*'' Diversibipalium hasseltii''
*'' Diversibipalium indicum''
*'' Diversibipalium isabellinum''
*'' Diversibipalium jalorense''
*'' Diversibipalium jansei''
*'' Diversibipalium keshavi''
*'' Diversibipalium kirckpatricki''
*'' Diversibipalium koreense''
*'' Diversibipalium kuhlii''
*'' Diversibipalium longitudinalis''
*'' Diversibipalium lunatum''
*'' Diversibipalium maculatum''
*'' Diversibipalium madagascarense''
*'' Diversibipalium marenzelleri''
*'' Diversibipalium mayottensis''
*'' Diversibipalium megacephalum''
*'' Diversibipalium molle''
*'' Diversibipalium multilineatum''
*'' Diversibipalium murinum''
*'' Diversibipalium natunense''
*'' Diversibipalium negritorum''
*'' Diversibipalium nigrilumbe''
*'' Diversibipalium olivaceps''
*'' Diversibipalium pictum''
*'' Diversibipalium quadricinctum''
*'' Diversibipalium rauchi''
*'' Diversibipalium richtersi''
*'' Diversibipalium ridleyi''
*'' Diversibipalium roonwali''
*'' Diversibipalium rotungense''
*'' Diversibipalium salvini''
*'' Diversibipalium sarasini''
*'' Diversibipalium sexcinctum''
*'' Diversibipalium shipleyi''
*'' Diversibipalium solmsi''
*'' Diversibipalium sordidum''
*'' Diversibipalium splendens''
*'' Diversibipalium steindachneri''
*'' Diversibipalium stimpsoni''
*'' Diversibipalium sumatrense''
*'' Diversibipalium superbum''
*'' Diversibipalium sylvestre''
*'' Diversibipalium tamatavense''
*'' Diversibipalium tau''
*'' Diversibipalium tennenti''
*'' Diversibipalium transversefasciatum''
*'' Diversibipalium tripartitum''
*'' Diversibipalium unicolor''
*'' Diversibipalium vinosum''
*'' Diversibipalium virchowi''
*'' Diversibipalium virgatum''
*'' Diversibipalium vittatum''
*'' Diversibipalium weberi''
*'' Diversibipalium whitehousei''
*'' Diversibipalium wrighti''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18579681 Geoplanidae Rhabditophora genera