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Artioposthia

{{Short description|Genus of flatworms}}

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| image = Artioposthia glandulosa 2.jpg

| image_caption = Artioposthia glandulosa

| taxon = Artioposthia

| authority = von Graff, 1896

| type_species = Geoplana fletcheri

| type_species_authority = Dendy, 1891

}}

Artioposthia is a genus of land planarians from the Australasian and Indo-Pacific countries. Several species have also been introduced in Europe.

Description

Species of Artioposthia are characterized by a cylindrical pharynx and ovaries placed anteriorly to the male copulatory apparatus, close to the brain or to the pharynx. The copulatory apparatus has a series of paired glandular organs called adenodactyls.{{cite journal | last1 = Ogren | first1 = R. E. | last2 = Kawakatsu | first2 = M. | year = 1991 | title = Index to the species of the family Geoplanidae (Turbellaria, Tricladida, Terricola) Part II: Caenoplaninae and Pelmatoplaninae | journal = Bulletin of Fujis Women's College | volume = 29 | pages = 35–58 | url = http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110008426083/en}}{{open access}}

Artioposthia is very similar to the closely related genus Arthurdendyus, the main difference being the position of the ovaries and the shape of the pharynx.{{cite journal|last1=Jones|first1=H. D.|title=A new genus and species of terrestrial planarian (Platyhelminthes; Tricladida; Terricola) from Scotland, and an emendation of the genus Artioposthia|journal=Journal of Natural History|volume=33|issue=3|year=1999|pages=387–394|issn=0022-2933|doi=10.1080/002229399300308}}

Species

The genus Artioposthia includes the following species:

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Category:Geoplanidae

Category:Rhabditophora genera