# Reomkago

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***Reomkago*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [land planarians](/source/Land_planarian) from Australia.

## Description

The genus *Reomkago* is characterized by having an elongate body that is quadrangular in cross section, the dorsal and ventral surfaces being flat and lateral surfaces sloping inwards. The creeping sole occupies less than 50% of the body with. The eyes are small and arranged along the body margins in a single row from the anterior to the posterior end. The parenchymal musculature includes weak longitudinal muscles generally restricted to a ventral plate and very strong dorso-ventral muscles that give the planarian its quadrangular shape. The [copulatory apparatus](/source/Reproductive_system_of_planarians) has a penis papilla and lacks adenodactyls or other accessory glands.[1]

## Etymology

The name *Reomkago* is a combination of the initials of [Robert E. Ogren](/source/Robert_E._Ogren) (REO) and [Masaharu Kawakatsu](/source/Masaharu_Kawakatsu) (MK) with the sufix *-ago*, from [Greek](/source/Greek_language) *ἄγω*, to guide. The genus honors the two scientists for their work in indexing the species of land planarians.[1]

## Species

The genus *Reomkago* includes the following species:

- *[Reomkago flynni](/source/Reomkago_flynni)* (Dendy, 1915)
- *[Reomkago quadrangulatus](/source/Reomkago_quadrangulatus)* (Dendy, 1891)
- *[Reomkago ventropunctatus](/source/Reomkago_ventropunctatus)* (Dendy, 1892)
- *[Reomkago wellingtoni](/source/Reomkago_wellingtoni)* (Dendy, 1892)

## References

1. Winsor, L. (1991). "A provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae)". *Victorian Naturalist*. **108** (2): 42–49. [BHL](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123651#page/42/)

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