Acrochordonoposthia
Taxonomy
Acrochordonoposthia is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Typhloplanidae and the subfamily Protoplanellinae. The genus was formally described by E. Reisinger in 1924. Within the phylum Platyhelminthes, it is classified under the order Rhabdocoela and the suborder Dalytyphloplanida.[1][2]
Several species are recognized within the genus, including A. diademula, A. conica, A. reversa, A. apopera, A. vandeputae, A. nemoralis, and A. ramolia.[3]
Visual Description
Members of the genus Acrochordonoposthia are characterized by a complex internal anatomy typical of rhabdocoel flatworms. Anatomical studies reveal a body plan featuring a pharynx, testes, vitellaria, and ovaries. The reproductive system is highly specialized, often including a vesicula seminalis, a prostate vesicle, a bursa, and a copulatory organ that may be equipped with a cirrus or copulatory spines. Schematic representations and photomicrographs illustrate these internal structures, including the genital atrium and various sperm-containing organs, which are essential for species identification.
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References
- ↑ Acrochordonoposthia. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1311951[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-09-05.
- ↑ Acrochordonoposthia Reisinger, 1924. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/4405519. Accessed 2026-09-05.
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Platyhelminthes / Rhabdocoela / Typhloplanidae / Acrochordonoposthia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M