Two New Rhabdocoels (Platyhelminthes) from the Peruvian Amazon Floodplain

Two New Rhabdocoels (Platyhelminthes) from the Peruvian Amazon Floodplain

Two new Rhabdocoel species from the Peruvian Amazonia are described: Sergia calae n. sp. (Dalyelliidae) and Mesostoma ucamara n. sp. (Typhloplanidae). Both species were captured in the Pacaya-Samiria National Park, Loreto, Peru, with plankton-nets dragged several times through the abundant littoral...

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Published in:Biodiversity and conservation Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 1609 - 1620
Main Authors: Carolina, Noreña, Cristina, Damborenea, Mario, Escobedo Torres
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01-05-2006
Subjects:
Aquatic invertebrates
Dalyelliidae
Floating plants
Floodplains
Freshwater
Littoral environments
Mesostoma ucamara
National parks
New records
New species
Paleontology
Plankton
Plant communities
Platyhelminthes
Sergia calae
Typhloplanidae
South America, Amazonia, Amazon R
Peru
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Summary:Two new Rhabdocoel species from the Peruvian Amazonia are described: Sergia calae n. sp. (Dalyelliidae) and Mesostoma ucamara n. sp. (Typhloplanidae). Both species were captured in the Pacaya-Samiria National Park, Loreto, Peru, with plankton-nets dragged several times through the abundant littoral floating plant-community. This is the first record of micro-turbellarians in this region. The discovery of these new species in the Pacaya-Samiria National Park suggests the high diversity of this area, which up to now has remained largely unknown, increases the general knowledge of the fauna of Neotropical turbellarians.
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ISSN:0960-3115
1572-9710
DOI:10.1007/s10531-004-4249-0