History of
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Collecting records attributed to Ball IR

site site # collection date species locality kind comments reference
Sandy Bay, St. Helena South 189211 January 1966 Macrostomum parmum type locality   Ball IR (1977): 493, 507-508
Macquarie Island, close to the Antarctic Convergence 1879  Minona amnica type locality widespread and abundant Ball IR, Hay DA (1977): 209
Rose Hill, St. Helena 1893April 1967 Dinizia sanctaehelenae type locality   Ball IR (1977): 496, 507-508
St. Helena Centre, Lemon Tree Gut 18951965-1967 Bipalium kewense   this and other sites on St. Helena Ball IR (1977): 506-508
Erbsville, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada 2100Apr-May, 1974 Hymanella retenuova   Collected from vernal ponds. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada 21011969 Hymanella retenuova   Collected from vernal ponds. Ball IR (1969): ;from Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R 1981 (citation)- p 7
Warrenton, North Carolina, USA 2105Jun 12, 1968 Hymanella retenuova   Collected by R. Kenk in seepage springs near Warren Laboratories along with Phagocata bulbosa and Planaria dactyligera musculosa. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA 2106May 3, 1973 Hymanella retenuova   A few specimens collected by Arnold Norden on various dates from temporary pool near Sandy State Park. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA 2106Mar 2, 1975 Hymanella retenuova   A few specimens collected by Arnold Norden on various dates from temporary pool near Sandy State Park. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA 2106Feb 23, 1976 Hymanella retenuova   A few specimens collected by Arnold Norden on various dates from temporary pool near Sandy State Park. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA 2106Jan 24, 1976 Hymanella retenuova   taken from samples of debris from temporary pool (when covered with ice) near Sandy State Park. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA 2106Feb 1976 Hymanella retenuova   taken from samples of debris from temporary pool (when covered with ice) near Sandy State Park. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA 2106Mar 11, 1976 Hymanella retenuova   At night Norden visisted the pool near Sandy State Park and found great numbers of active Hymanella and Phagocata velata. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Sandy Point State Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA 2106Feb 26, 1976 Hymanella retenuova   At night Norden visisted the pool near Sandy State Park and found great numbers of active Hymanella and Phagocata velata. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Washington County, Maryland, USA 2107Mar 26, 1976 Hymanella retenuova   pond near Ernestville, Washington County, Maryland from debris collected by A. Norden. Many individuals showed a heavy infestation with parasites. Ball IR, Gourbault N, Kenk R (1981): 7
Province of New Brunswick, Canada 23091969 or earlier Phagocata woodworthi   and personal communciation from Ball to Kenk. Ball IR (1969): 60; from Kenk R 1970 (citation)- p 13
Saint Lawrence River, Ontario, Canada 23131969 or earlier Phagocata woodworthi     Ball IR (1969): 224; from Kenk R 1970 (citation)- p 13
Anticosti Island, Province of Quebec, Canada 23141970 or earlier Phagocata woodworthi     Ball IR, Fernando CH (1970): 333; from Kenk R 1970 (citation)- p 13
Lake Seal, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania Island, Australia 3687Jan 13, 1972 Romankenkius kenki type locality headwater to Lake Seal on the Rodway Range. There is a gentle flow among large stones and granitic grit. Anaspids (Syncarida) common in lower stretches and embayments, together with gammarids (Amphipoda) and plecopterans (Insecta) in swifter parts Ball IR (1974): 5
East Lake Pedder, Tasmania Island, Australia 3688Mar 11, 1972 Romankenkius pedderensis type locality E. Lake Pedder is a small, acid lake in southwestern Tasmania. There are a significant number of aquatic invertebrates endemic to the lake. Specimens collected from beneath stones. Ball IR (1974): 9
Eastern North America 22091969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
Prince Edward Island, Canada 36891969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
Province of Ontario, Canada 36901969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
Province of New Brunswick, Canada 36911969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
Province of Nova Scotia, Canada 3181969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
Province of Newfoundland, Canada 23111969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
Maine, USA 36921969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
New York, USA 36931969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
State of Pennsylvania, USA 22121969 or earlier Cura foremanii   Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Material now in the collections of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ball IR, Fernando CH (1969): ; from Ball 1972 (citation)- p. 12-13
Shannon River, Hermitage, Tasmania, Australia 3695Jan 16, 1972 Cura pinguis   ROM Cat. No. C100. H.B.N. Hynes. Ball IR (1974): 15
Kentucky Creek, Uralla, New South Wales, Australia 3696Nov 15, 1972 Cura pinguis   ROM Cat. No. C99, C101. L. R. Richardson. Ball IR (1974): 15
Crown Creek, Woods Point, Victoria, Australia 3697Aug 25, 1971 Cura pinguis   ROM Cat. No. C98. H.B.N. Hynes. Ball IR (1974): 15
Lake Kerford, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 3698Jun-Jul, 1973 Cura pinguis   ROM Cat. No. C71, C73. D.A. Hay. Ball IR (1974): 15
King River, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 3699Jun-Jul, 1973 Cura pinguis   ROM Cat. No. C71, C73. D.A. Hay. Ball IR (1974): 15
Marley's Pond, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand 3700Feb 9, 1942 Cura pinguis   F.R. Nurse (Mrs. F.R. Allison). Ball IR (1974): 15
Taumarunui, North Island, New Zealand 37011972 Cura pinguis   a domestic well. G.A.H. Helson (ROM Cat. No. C102). Ball IR (1974): 15
Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria, Australia 3709Feb 19, 1972 Reynoldsonia reynoldsonia type locality from beneath loose stones in a small runnel on the rock, draining a wet patch beneath The Thumb, a rock formation near the summit of the mountain. Elevation 5000 feet. Ball IR (1974): 150
Pisquid River, Prince Edward Island, Canada 4304Jul 22, 1969 Sabussowia wilhelmii type locality Pisquid River on Highway 21, just wes of Pisquid, Queen's County, PEI, Canada. Collected from algal fronds in brackish water by I.R. Ball. Ball IR (1973): 390
Dunhinda, Badulla, Uva Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 4305Sep 21, 1968 Dugesia nannophallus type locality From a small stream close to Dunhinda Falls. Collector P.B. Karunarantne. Ball IR (1970): 276
Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Malaya) 4306Jul 28, 1968 Dugesia batuensis type locality From small pools, in the dark zone, richly supplied with bat guano. Collector C.H. Fernando. Ball IR (1970): 281
Gaviota Creek, Gaviota, Santa Barbara County, California, USA 4307Oct 1972 Phagocata fawcetti type locality collector M.H. Fawcett. Ball IR, Gourbault N (1975): 7
Quiota Creek, near Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara County, California, USA 4308Mar 2, 1973 Phagocata fawcetti   collector M.H. Fawcett. Ball IR, Gourbault N (1975): 7
Arthur Lakes (Arthurs Lake), Tasmania, Australia 46691979 or earlier Spathula ochyra default type type material collected from Arthurs Lake, Tasmania. Ball IR, Tran TVH (1979): ; from Sluys & Kawakatsu 2001 (citation)- p. 179
Scotland (Schottland), United Kingdom 21551981 or earlier Artioposthia triangulata   Scotland and England, U.K. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): ; from Ogren & Kawakatsu 1991(citation)- p. 41
England, United Kingdom 26361981 or earlier Artioposthia triangulata   Scotland and England, U.K. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): ; from Ogren & Kawakatsu 1991(citation)- p. 41
San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington, United States 3780Jun 1965 Nexilis epichitonius default type   Ball IR (1975): 396
Glacier Point, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 5808Mar 11, 1969 Nexilis epichitonius     Ball IR (1975): 396
coastal England, United Kingdom 26911981 or earlier Procerodes littoralis   rocky coasts of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 46
coastal Scotland 66961981 or earlier Procerodes littoralis   rocky coasts of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 46
coast of Wales 66971981 or earlier Procerodes littoralis   rocky coasts of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 46
coastal Ireland 26821981 or earlier Procerodes littoralis   rocky coasts of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 46
Wales, United Kingdom 67031981 or earlier Dugesia polychroa   fairly widespread, occurring in England, Scotland and Wales. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 66
Scotland (Schottland), United Kingdom 21551981 or earlier Dugesia polychroa   fairly widespread, occurring in England, Scotland and Wales. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 66
England, United Kingdom 26361981 or earlier Dugesia polychroa   fairly widespread, occurring in England, Scotland and Wales. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 66
England, United Kingdom 26361981 or earlier Planaria torva   found in England, Scotland and Ireland. ....its distribution is markedly discontinuous, there being real concentrations in the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas and in East Anglica. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 72
Scotland (Schottland), United Kingdom 21551981 or earlier Planaria torva   found in England, Scotland and Ireland. ....its distribution is markedly discontinuous, there being real concentrations in the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas and in East Anglica. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 72
Ireland (Irland) 26681981 or earlier Planaria torva   found in England, Scotland and Ireland. ....its distribution is markedly discontinuous, there being real concentrations in the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas and in East Anglica. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 72
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 40341981 or earlier Planaria torva   found in England, Scotland and Ireland. ....its distribution is markedly discontinuous, there being real concentrations in the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas and in East Anglica. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 72
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 67041981 or earlier Planaria torva   found in England, Scotland and Ireland. ....its distribution is markedly discontinuous, there being real concentrations in the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas and in East Anglica. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 72
East Anglia, United Kingdom 67051981 or earlier Planaria torva   found in England, Scotland and Ireland. ....its distribution is markedly discontinuous, there being real concentrations in the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas and in East Anglica. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 72
County of Devon, United Kingdom 67081981 or earlier Phagocata vitta   found in groundwater...and temporary surface waters at outcrops... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 84
County of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom 67091981 or earlier Phagocata vitta   found in groundwater...and temporary surface waters at outcrops... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 84
County of Norfolk, United Kingdom 67101981 or earlier Phagocata vitta   found in groundwater...and temporary surface waters at outcrops... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 84
Snowdonia, United Kingdom 67121981 or earlier Phagocata vitta   high, peaty ground Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 84
County of Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 67111981 or earlier Phagocata vitta   found in groundwater...and temporary surface waters at outcrops... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 84
Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) 67071981 or earlier Crenobia alpina   In Britain ...commonly found under stones and among vegetation, characteristically in spring heads and small, cool, swift streams. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 92
Scotland (Schottland), United Kingdom 21551981 or earlier Crenobia alpina   In Britain ...commonly found under stones and among vegetation, characteristically in spring heads and small, cool, swift streams. In Scotland....permanent member of the fauna of lake. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 92
Outer Hebrides (Western Isles, Western Island, Long Island), Scotland, United Kingdom 67061981 or earlier Crenobia alpina   In Britain ...commonly found under stones and among vegetation, characteristically in spring heads and small, cool, swift streams. In Scotland....permanent member of the fauna of lake. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 92
Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) 67071981 or earlier Dendrocoelum lacteum   Throughout Britain this species is common, especially in productive lakes. It has not spread to the north of Scotland or the Western Islands and its distribution is closely linked to that of Asellus (Isopoda), which affords it a 'food refuge' Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 30, 96
Lake District (The Cumbria Lakes), United Kingdom 38621981 or earlier Bdellocephala punctata   under stones in several of the soft-water lakes of the Lake District..... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 100
Shropshire (Salop), United Kingdom 21511981 or earlier Bdellocephala punctata   productive habitats in Shropshire, the Norfolk Broads and Cambridgeshire.... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 100
The Broads (Norfolk Broads), United Kingdom 67171981 or earlier Bdellocephala punctata   productive habitats in Shropshire, the Norfolk Broads and Cambridgeshire.... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 100
County of Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 67111981 or earlier Bdellocephala punctata   productive habitats in Shropshire, the Norfolk Broads and Cambridgeshire.... Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 100
Scotland (Schottland), United Kingdom 21551981 or earlier Bdellocephala punctata   lakes Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 100
North Wales, United Kingdom 67181981 or earlier Bdellocephala punctata   lakes Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 100
Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) 67071981 or earlier Bipalium kewense   it is generally associated with exotic plants of greenhouses Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 102
Ireland (Irland) 26681981 or earlier Bipalium kewense   it is generally associated with exotic plants of greenhouses Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 102
Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom 53331963 Artioposthia triangulata   first discovered in two gardens in the vicinity of Belfast. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 106
Northern Ireland (Nordirland) 67221963-1981 Artioposthia triangulata   widely distributed in Northern Ireland in domestic gardens, greenhouses, horticulture nurseries, parks, pastures and waste-land. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 106
Belgium 26261981 or earlier Rhynchodemus sylvaticus   Early records of this species were mostly from greenhouses, but the Belgium and British populations were well established outdoors. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 110
County of Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 67111981 or earlier Rhynchodemus sylvaticus   is known from woods in south Devon and Cambridgeshire, and also from near Swansea in Wales. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 110
County of Swansea (Dinas a Sir Abertawe), Wales, United Kingdom 67241981 or earlier Rhynchodemus sylvaticus   is known from woods in south Devon and Cambridgeshire, and also from near Swansea in Wales. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 110
County of Devon, United Kingdom 67081981 or earlier Rhynchodemus sylvaticus   is known from woods in south Devon and Cambridgeshire, and also from near Swansea in Wales. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 110
Austria (Österreich) 24561981 or earlier Rhynchodemus sylvaticus   found in various localities in Germany, Austria and Belgium. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 110
Germany (Deutschland) 26281981 or earlier Rhynchodemus sylvaticus   found in various localities in Germany, Austria and Belgium. Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 110
Wiltshire, United Kingdom 67331981 or earlier Microplana britannica     Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 114
North Wales, United Kingdom 67181981 or earlier Microplana britannica     Ball IR, Reynoldson RB (1981): 114
Victoria, Australia 38851977 or earlier Spathula gourbaultae default type   Ball IR (1977): and from Hay and Ball 1979 (citation)
New Zealand 17521977 or earlier Spathula neara default type   Ball IR (1977):
Victoria, Australia 38851977 or earlier Spathula tryssa     Ball IR (1977):
Victoria, Australia 38851979 or earlier Spathula agelaea default type Victorian Alps. Hay DA, Ball IR (1979):
Thompson's Wood, St. Helena 7151Apr 10, 1967 Rhynchodemus sp.   Thompson's Wood. Single specimen. Material deposited in the Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Ball IR (1977): 505-506

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