''Neppia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

dugesiid Dugesiidae is a family of freshwater planarians distributed worldwide (except Antarctica). The type genus is ''Dugesia'' Girard, 1850.Ball, I. R.: A contribution to the phylogeny and biogeography of the freshwater triclads (Platyhelminthes: Tur ...

triclad A planarian is one of the many flatworms of the traditional class Turbellaria. It usually describes free-living flatworms of the order Tricladida (triclads), although this common name is also used for a wide number of free-living platyhelm ...

that is found in South America,

Subantarctic The sub-Antarctic zone is a region in the Southern Hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° and 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands ...

region, Africa,

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and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''

Dugesia ''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a genus of dugesiid triclads that contains some common representatives of the class Turbellaria. These common flatworms are found in freshwater habitats of Africa, Eurasia, and Australia. ''Dugesi ...

''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater triclad from Tasmania with reviews of the related genera ''Cura'' and ''Neppia'' (Turbellaria, Tricladida). Life Sci. Contr. R. Ont. Mus. No. 99:1-48.

Phylogeny and taxonomy

Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008:

Species

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Neppia evelinae ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater triclad f ...

'' (Marcus, 1955) *''

Neppia falklandica ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater triclad f ...

'' (Westblad, 1952) *''

Neppia jeanneli ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater triclad f ...

'' (Beauchamp, 1913) *''

Neppia magnibursalis ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater triclad f ...

'' Sluys & Kawakatsu, 2001 *''

Neppia montana ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia ''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a ...

'' (Nurse, 1950) *''

Neppia paeta ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia ''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a ...

'' (Marcus, 1955) *''

Neppia tinga ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia ''Dugesia'' (pronounced, /duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/) is a ...

'' (Marcus, 1955) *''

Neppia wimbimba ''Neppia'' is a genus of dugesiid triclad that is found in South America, Subantarctic region, Africa, Tasmania and New Zealand. Until 1974 ''Neppia'' was considered a subgenus of ''Dugesia''.Ball, I. R. 1974. A new genus of freshwater triclad f ...

'' (Marcus, 1970)

References

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