Turbellarian taxonomic database

Convoluta festiva Notes


Uljanin W 1870 (citation)- in Leuckart R 1871 (citation)- p 461 new species  a brief character
Graff L v 1882 (citation)-illustration and brief description - says Pereyaslawzewa's Convoluta
	festiva is just a dark pigmented species of Convoluta hipparchia
	
Bohmig L 1895 (citation)- in list p 44.
Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- says species dubia.      
       

Notes for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name

Notes for Convoluta hipparchia

Pereyaslawzewa D 1892 (citation)- describes this species and also varieties violacea and nigra.
	elongated p 226-7.
	color- dirty brown- due to melanin granules in tissues.  Not straight body when swimming
	but curved.  Figures on movement.  Compares with Convoluta cinerea but tha like 
	paradoxa, etc. [Bush- rather vague descritpion in general- varieties are color varieties-
	otherwise same].
Bohmig L 1895 (citation)- mentions p 12 and in list p 44
Graff L v 1904 (citation)- description of also notes mistakes in Pereyaslawzewa's work- says
	her  Convoluta festiva is just dark form of this.
	
Sabussow H 1905 (citation)- work on this species at lab Villefranche, Russia.
Peebles F 1913 (citation)- notes at Naples.
Bresslau E 1933 (citation)- p 55, figure 1.2- from Black Sea, Bulgaria- length to 0.9 mm.
	body folded on ventral side- colorless to pale yellow with large deep olive green pigment
	cells- eyes carmine red.
	
Steinbock O 1933 (citation)- syn occ- notes.
Ax P 1956 (citation)- notes on Mediterranean coast of France.  
Ax P 1956 (citation)- lists p 52- on algae in brackish water	
Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- lists.	
Antonius A 1968 (citation)- p 371- lists with dermal type penis with cilia.
Dorjes J, Karling TG 1975 (citation)- Swedish Museum of Natural History- Adriatic.

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