A new species of terrestrial planarian (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) from South Brazil

Geoplana josefi sp. nov. of South Brazil is described herein. The species shows etary polymorphism. Neither youngs nor adults show the characteristic colour pattern of the mature worms. The species has a multilayered lining in the female atrium. The allopatric G. trigueira, which does not have such...

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Main Authors: F. CARBAYO, A. M. LEAL-ZANCHET
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2001-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842001000300013&tlng=en