Othelosoma

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