Bothromesostoma personatum (Schmidt, 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 : 9

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.180877

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5620285

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scientific name

Bothromesostoma personatum (Schmidt, 1848)
status

 

Bothromesostoma personatum (Schmidt, 1848) View in CoL

Synonyms: Planaria nigricans Fabricius, 1826

Mesostoma personatum Schmidt, 1848 Typhloplana nigra Houghton, 1867

Locality. Temporary pool in Lahav, northern Negev.

Material. Many individuals. Live observations, squash preparations.

Ecological features. Bothromesostoma personatum is a springtime species (captured in March 2000), typical of pools and small brooks. Normally this species swims upside-down, attaching itself to the surface film.

Bothromesostoma personatum View in CoL is well-known in Eurasia, including Greenland ( Steinböck, 1932; Luther, 1963; Young, 1970; Mack-Fira, 1974). This is the first record for Israel.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Platyhelminthes

Class

Rhabditophora

Order

Rhabdocoela

Family

Typhloplanidae

SubFamily

Mesostominae

Genus

Bothromesostoma

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Nemertea

Class

Rhabditophora

Order

Seriata

Family

Planariidae

SubFamily

Mesostominae

Genus

Planaria

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