The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea, an invader in Argentina

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1. Verfasser: Lisandro Héctor Luis-Negrete
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contents The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea, an invader in Argentina Lisandro Héctor Luis-Negrete Francisco Brusa Leigh Winsor Biología Land flatworm Bipalium kewense invasive species Neotropical Region Caenoplana coerulea The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea is reported from Argentina (Buenos Aires province). We found C. coerulea in the east central region of Argentina in anthropic environments. The specimens that we found have the characteristic of the species found in others regions; that is, a bluish dorsal surface with a yellow mid-dorsal stripe and eyes forming a single row around the anterior tip, clustered laterally. This is the first record of this species from the Neotropical Region, and together with Bipalium kewense are the only 2 species of exotic terrestrial planarians so far recorded in Argentina. 2011 artículo científico 1870-3453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42520745027 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=425 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.1 Vol.82
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spellingShingle The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea, an invader in Argentina
Lisandro Héctor Luis-Negrete
Biología
Land flatworm
Bipalium kewense
invasive species
Neotropical Region
Caenoplana coerulea
The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea, an invader in Argentina Lisandro Héctor Luis-Negrete Francisco Brusa Leigh Winsor Biología Land flatworm Bipalium kewense invasive species Neotropical Region Caenoplana coerulea The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea is reported from Argentina (Buenos Aires province). We found C. coerulea in the east central region of Argentina in anthropic environments. The specimens that we found have the characteristic of the species found in others regions; that is, a bluish dorsal surface with a yellow mid-dorsal stripe and eyes forming a single row around the anterior tip, clustered laterally. This is the first record of this species from the Neotropical Region, and together with Bipalium kewense are the only 2 species of exotic terrestrial planarians so far recorded in Argentina. 2011 artículo científico 1870-3453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42520745027 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=425 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.1 Vol.82
title The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea, an invader in Argentina
topic Biología
Land flatworm
Bipalium kewense
invasive species
Neotropical Region
Caenoplana coerulea
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42520745027