''Reomkago'' 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 from Australia.
Description
The genus ''Reomkago'' is characterized by having an elongate body that is quadrangular in cross section, the dorsal and ventral surfaces being flat and lateral surfaces sloping inwards. The creeping sole occupies less than 50% of the body with. The eyes are small and arranged along the body margins in a single row from the anterior to the posterior end. The parenchymal musculature includes weak longitudinal muscles generally restricted to a ventral plate and very strong dorso-ventral muscles that give the planarian its quadrangular shape. The
copulatory apparatus has a penis papilla and lacks adenodactyls or other accessory glands.
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Etymology
The name ''Reomkago'' is a combination of the initials of Robert E. Ogren (REO) and Masaharu Kawakatsu
is a Japanese zoologist known for his studies on the taxonomy and ecology of planarians.
Life
Masaharu Kawakatsu was born in 1929 in the Asahi village, Kameoka town, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, son of Masakazu Kawakatsu, a squire of the villag ...
(MK) with the sufix ''-ago'', from Greek
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''ἄγω'', to guide. The genus honors the two scientists for their work in indexing the species of land planarians.
Species
The genus ''Reomkago'' includes the following species:
*'' Reomkago flynni'' (Dendy, 1915)
*'' Reomkago quadrangulatus'' (Dendy, 1891)
*'' Reomkago ventropunctatus'' (Dendy, 1892)
*'' Reomkago wellingtoni'' (Dendy, 1892)
References
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Geoplanidae
Rhabditophora genera