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