DEVIATION FROM THE GROUNDPLAN - A UNIQUE NEW SPECIES OF FRESH-WATER PLANARIAN FROM SOUTH BRAZIL (PLATYHELMINTHES, TRICLADIDA, PALUDICOLA)

Authors
SLUYS R HAUSER J WIRTH QJ
Citation
R. Sluys et al., DEVIATION FROM THE GROUNDPLAN - A UNIQUE NEW SPECIES OF FRESH-WATER PLANARIAN FROM SOUTH BRAZIL (PLATYHELMINTHES, TRICLADIDA, PALUDICOLA), Journal of zoology, 241, 1997, pp. 593-601
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Journal of zoology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09528369
Volume
241
Year of publication
1997
Part
3
Pages
593 - 601
Database
ISI
SICI code
0952-8369(1997)241:<593:DFTG-A>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The species Girardia blapertura Sluys, sp. nov. is described from the state al Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A unique derived character disting uishes this species from its congeners and all other planarians known to date, namely separate openings of the vasa deferentia at the tip of the penial papilla. Present knowledge on the distribution of Girardia species in Rio Grande do Sul is summarized.