Imbira guaiana
{{Short description|Species of flatworm}}
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| image = Imbira guaiana.jpg
| taxon = Imbira guaiana
| authority = (Leal-Zanchet & Carbayo, 2001)
| synonyms = * Notogynaphallia guaiana {{nobr|Leal-Zanchet}} & Carbayo, 2001
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Imbira guaiana is a species of land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae. It is the type species of the genus Imbira and is found in Brazil.{{cite journal | last1 = Carbayo | first1 = Fernando | last2 = Álvarez-Presas | first2 = Marta | last3 = Olivares | first3 = Cláudia T. | last4 = Marques | first4 = Fernando P. L. | last5 = Froehlich | first5 = Eudóxia M. | last6 = Riutort | first6 = Marta | title = Molecular phylogeny of Geoplaninae (Platyhelminthes) challenges current classification: proposal of taxonomic actions | journal = Zoologica Scripta | volume = 42 | issue = 5 | year = 2013 | pages = 508–528 | issn = 0300-3256 | doi = 10.1111/zsc.12019 }}
Description
Imbira guaiana is a medium-sized land planarian with an elongate body reaching up to {{convert|145|mm|in}} in length and {{convert|3|mm|in}} in width while crawling. Its dorsal surface has a greyish-olive color and the ventral side is yellowish-olive. The numerous small eyes are arranged long the body margins from the anterior to the posterior tip.{{cite journal | last1 = Leal-Zanchet | first1 = Ana Maria | last2 = Carbayo | first2 = Fernando | title = Two new species of Geoplanidae (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Terricola) of south Brazil | journal = Journal of Zoology | volume = 253 | issue = 4 | year = 2001 | pages = 433–446 | issn = 0952-8369 | doi = 10.1017/S0952836901000401 }}
Etymology
The specific epithet guaiana refers to the Kaingang people (also known as guainás or guaianos) that in the past inhabited the region where the species is found.
Distribution
The only known place of occurrence of I. guaiana is the São Francisco de Paula National Forest in southern Brazil.{{cite journal | last1 = Carbayo | first1 = Fernando | last2 = Froehlich | first2 = Eudóxia Maria | title = Estado do conhecimento dos macroturbelários (Platyhelminthes) do Brasil | journal = Biota Neotropica | volume = 8 | issue = 4 | year = 2008 | pages= 177–197 |issn = 1676-0603 | doi=10.1590/S1676-06032008000400018 | language = Portuguese| doi-access = free }}{{Open access}}