Coleocephalus
Sign in to saveColeocephalus is a genus of land planarians that currently contains a single species, Coleocephalus fuscus, from Enderby Island, New Zealand.
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Coleocephalus is a genus of land planarians that currently contains a single species, Coleocephalus fuscus, from Enderby Island, New Zealand.
== Description == The genus Coleocephalus is characterized by an anterior end that is curved downwards and partially covers an oval glandular area on the ventral surface. This glandular area has a folded epithelium with gland cells and openings of glands from the mesenchyme. The copulatory apparatus has adenodactyls and a penis papilla.
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