First report of the invasive alien species Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae) in the subterranean environment of the Canary Islands

The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 is reported for the first time in the hypogean environment. Seven individuals of C. coerulea were collected in the most humid branch of an abandoned water mine in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Due to its character of generalist predator, it...

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Main Authors: Daniel Suárez, Sonia Martín, Manuel Naranjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-08-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=25921