Othelosoma is a genus of land planarians found in Africa and India.
Description The genus Othelosoma is characterized by having an elongate, rounded body, generally only two eyes and a blunt anterior end. The copulatory apparatus has a permanent penis. The bursa copulatrix is large and communicates with the genital atrium by two canals, the vaginal duct and the Beauchamp's canal.
Species There are 40 species assigned to the genus Othelosoma:
Othelosoma africanum (von Graff, 1899) Othelosoma angolense (de Beauchamp, 1951) Othelosoma caffrum (Jameson, 1907) Othelosoma chinum (Marcus, 1955) Othelosoma conyum (Marcus, 1953) Othelosoma cylindricum (de Beauchamp, 1913) Othelosoma duplamaculosum Sluys & Neumann, 2017 Othelosoma evelinae Marcus, 1970 Othelosoma flavescens (Jameson, 1907) Othelosoma gnaum Marcus, 1955 Othelosoma gravelyi (de Beauchamp, 1930) Othelosoma hepaticarum (Jameson, 1907) Othelosoma hirudineum (de Beauchamp, 1930) Othelosoma huntum Marcus, 1955 Othelosoma impensum Sluys & Neumann, 2017 Othelosoma joburgi Jones, 2004 Othelosoma kukkal (de Beauchamp, 1930) Othelosoma laticlavium Sluys & Neumann, 2017 Othelosoma lineaenigrum Sluys & Neumann, 2017 Othelosoma macrothylax (de Beauchamp, 1936) Othelosoma marcusi de Beauchamp, 1956 Othelosoma marlieri de Beauchamp, 1956 Othelosoma musculosum (de Beauchamp, 1930) Othelosoma nigrescens (Mell, 1904) Othelosoma notabile (von Graff, 1899) Othelosoma nyanga Jones & Cumming, 2005 Othelosoma polecatum Marcus, 1953 Othelosoma pugum Marcus, 1953 Othelosoma retractile (de Beauchamp, 1930) Othelosoma rudebecki Marcus, 1955 Othelosoma saegeri Marcus, 1955 Othelosoma sholanum (de Beauchamp, 1930) Othelosoma simile Sluys & Neumann, 2017 Othelosoma speciosum (von Graff, 1896) Othelosoma symondsii Gray, 1869 Othelosoma torquatum (de Beauchamp, 1930) Othelosoma voleum Marcus, 1953 Othelosoma wauzen Marcus, 1955
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