POLYCLADINI ALMEIDA & CARBAYO TRIB. NOV.

Zoobank registration: urn: lsid: zoobank. org:act: 90FE6A73-FA83-4759-A5E7-0C7A64E4D630

Type genus: Polycladus Blanchard, 1845 .

Diagnosis: Geoplaninae with a large-sized and extraordinarily wide and flattened body. Eyes marginal. Creeping sole wide. Both transverse a subneural parenchymal muscle and a layer of longitudinal transneural parenchymal muscle present. Polycladini comprises only the genus Polycladus .

Etymology: The name of the tribe is based on the name of its type genus.

Distribution: Many localities across Chile, approximately between the latitudes 36°44′ 44°40′ and between the regions Biobío and Aysén (see: BarahonaSegovia et al., 2020).