Artioposthia

Artioposthia is a genus of land planarians from the Australasian and Indo-Pacific countries.

Species of Artioposthia are characterized by a cylindrical pharynx and ovaries placed anteriorly to the male copulatory apparatus, close to the brain or to the pharynx.

The copulatory apparatus has a series of paired glandular organs called adenodactyls.

[1] Artioposthia is very similar to the closely related genus Arthurdendyus, the main difference being the position of the ovaries and the shape of the pharynx.

[2] The genus Artioposthia includes the following species: