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Smith DG (1991) On Some Larger Turbellarian Worms Platyhelminthes Linving in Temporary Fresh Waters of Southern New England USA. Hydrobiologia. 220(3): 255-266 |
Abstract / Notes
During a survey of temporary fresh waters in Hampshire and Franklin Counties, Massachusetts, in 1988, 1989, and 1990, 10 species of larger turbellarian flatworms were collected. Two species of Lecithoepitheliata, Prorhynchus stagnalis and Geocentrophora applanata, are recorded for the first time from southern New England. The triclad species Hymanelia retenouva and Phagocata velata are wide-spread in the region. Bothrioplana semperi a proseriate poorly known in North America, was recorded and examination of its anatomy revealed no differences from populations found elsewhere. The less well known neorhabdocoel families Dalyellidae and Typhloplanidae are represented by one and four species, respectively. Expanded descriptions of three species of Typhloplanidae, Bothromesostoma macroprostatum, Mesostoma columbianum, and M. curvipenis, all unknown since their original descriptions, are provided.| Home page -- (Main hierarchy) |