A new genus and species for the first recorded cave-dwelling Cavernicola (Platyhelminthes) from South America

Species diversity of Brazilian cave fauna has been seriously underestimated. A karst area located in Felipe Guerra, northeastern Brazil, which is a hotspot of subterranean diversity in Brazil, has revealed more than 20 troglobitic species, most of them still undescribed. Based on recent samplings in...

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Main Authors: Ana Leal-Zanchet, Stella Souza, Rodrigo Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4095