''Pseudartiocotylus'' is a
genus
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of
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 that currently contains a single species, ''Pseudartiocotylus ceylonicus'', found in
Namunukula
Namunukula, literally "Nine Peaks" in Sinhala language, is the name of a mountain range in Sri Lanka's province of Uva. Its main peak is high. The nearby town is also sometimes called Namunukula Town.
During the Ming treasure voyages of the 15 ...
, Sri Lanka.
Description
The original description of ''Pseudartiocotylus'' states that the worm has a relatively short strap-like body and that there is a
watch glass
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-like sense organ between the eyes, as well as two ambulacral pits on the ventral side of the anterior end. This description, however, is too incomplete to correctly define the genus and further studies are needed.
References
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Geoplanidae
Rhabditophora genera