Phaenocora unipunctata (Oersted, 1848)

Noreña, Carolina, Eitam, Avi & Blaustein, Leon, 2008, “ Microturbellarian ” flatworms (Platyhelminthes) from freshwater pools: New species and records from Israel, Zootaxa 1705, pp. 1-20 : 10

Phaenocora unipunctata (Oersted, 1848)

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Synonyms: Derostoma unipunctatum Oersted, 1848 Derostoma schmiditianum Schultze, 1851 Planaria fodina Dalyell, 1853

Derostoma fodinae (Dalyell, 1853) Derostoma viridis Schultze, 1851

Fasciola obscura Mueller, 1774

Turbella schmidtiana Diesing, 1862 Turbella unipunctatum Diesing, 1862

Locality. Keren Carmel. Temporary, artificial pool in Hai Bar Carmel Nature Reserve. Lahav, northern Negev.

Material. A few individuals. Live observations, squash preparations and one sagittally-sectioned individual deposited in the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University, Israel, Catalogue Number VR- 25083.

Ecological features. Phaenocora unipunctata was found in temporary pools with scarce vegetation and abundant algae (March and April 2002) (see TABLE 1 ). Feeds on small and medium-sized “microturbellaria” (including intraspecific predation), as well as Crustacea, Copepoda and Diptera.

Well-distributed in Europe and Asia, Phaenocora unipunctata is also known from Argentina ( Luther, 1963; Mack-Fira, 1974; Müller & Faubel, 1993; Noreña-Janssen, 1995). This is the first record for Israel.