Lenkunya

Lenkunya
	Lenkunya adae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Tricladida
Family:	Geoplanidae
Subfamily:	Rhynchodeminae
Tribe:	Caenoplanini
Genus:	Lenkunya; Winsor, 1991
Type species
	Geoplana munda; Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888

Lenkunya is a genus of land planarians from Australia.

Description

Species of the genus Lenkunya are characterized by having body that is broadly convex dorsally and flat ventrally. The creeping sole occupies 70–80% of the body width. The eyes form a single row around the anterior tip, are crowded antero-laterally and continue posteriorly in a staggered row. The parenchymal musculature is strong and includes a ring zone of circulo-oblique fibers. The copulatory apparatus has a well-developed penis papilla and lacks adenodactyls or other accessory glands.^[1]

Etymology

The name Lenkunya comes from an aboriginal word meaning beautiful.^[1]

Species

The genus Lenkunya includes the following species:

Lenkunya ornata Lenkunya adae
[[(Dendy, 1891)|(Dendy, 1891)]] (Steel, 1901)
(Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888) Lenkunya virgata
Lenkunya frosti (Fletcher & Hamilton, 1888)
Lenkunya arenicola (Spencer, 1891)

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Winsor, L. (1991). "A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae)". Victorian Naturalist. 108 (2): 42–49. BHL

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[Winsor1991-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Winsor, L. (1991). "A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae)". Victorian Naturalist. 108 (2): 42–49. BHL

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