Cratera (flatworm)

Cratera is a genus of land planarians found in South America.

The hundreds of eyes distributed along the body are monolobulated, i.e., simple and circular.

The copulatory apparatus has a permanent conical penis occupying the entire male cavity.

The final portion of the ejaculatory duct, the channel that guides sperm through the penis, has an expanded cavity that resembles a volcanic crater.

It is very similar to the related genus Obama, the main difference being the presence of trilobulated eyes in the latter.

Sagittal view of the copulatory apparatus of Cratera viridimaculata showing the expanded cavity at the final portion of the ejaculatory duct (ej) in the penis papilla (pp).