Turbellarian taxonomic database

Abstract / Notes

D. gonocephala is a species group, including numerous closely related species, which differ from each other in
morphological and karyological aspects. Known and presently described species of the group from the eastern
Mediterranean region are reviewed. Hitherto the triclads of this region have been poorly known in comparison
with their western counterparts. Yet there is a wealth of species in the area. Six well-delimited new species
of the D. gonocephala group are described [D. malickyi, D. damoae, D.ariadnae, D. aenigma, D. minotauros and
D. elegans ] and 1 spp. is rescued from synonymy. The material available has also made possible an assessment
of the taxonomic validity of many characters usually considered to be of importance within this difficult
group.

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