Othelosoma_joburgi
Othelosoma joburgi
Species of planarian
Othelosoma joburgi, the sickgreen flatworm, is a species of land planarian belonging to the subfamily Microplaninae. It is native to South Africa.[1]
| Othelosoma joburgi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Geoplanidae |
| Genus: | Othelosoma |
| Species: | O. joburgi |
| Binomial name | |
| Othelosoma joburgi Jones, 2004 | |
Othelosoma joburgi was described in 2004 by H. D. Jones of the University of Manchester, from type specimens found in Roodepoort, South Africa. The specific epithet is derived from Jo'burg, a colloquial name for Johannesburg and by extension the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, of which Roodepoort is part of.[2]
Othelosoma joburgi, from type specimens, can range from generally 6–15 mm long and 1–3 mm wide in size. The defining feature of Othelosoma joburgi is its "sick-green" color, which is nearly uniform all across the dorsal side of the body. The ventral side is white in color with no visible markings; two small eyes are on the anterior ventral side.[2]
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Othelosoma joburgi Jones, 2004". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- Jones, H. D. (2004). "A new species of land planarian (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola: Rhynchodemidae) from South Africa, with a list of African terrestrial planarian species". African Zoology. 39 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1080/15627020.2004.11407283. ISSN 1562-7020.
