Australoplana

Australoplana is a genus of land planarians from Australia and New Zealand. The genus Australoplana is characterized by having an elongate, strap-like body that is broadly convex dorsally and flat ventrally. The creeping sole occupies less than 25% of the body with. The eyes are absent or minute and arranged along the body margins in a single row from the anterior to the posterior end. The parenchymal longitudinal musculature is very weak or absent. The copulatory apparatus has an intra-antral penis papilla in some species and the ovovitelline ducts enter the female atrium ventrally. The name Australoplana comes from Latin australis, southern + plana, flat. The genus Australoplana includes the following species: