Morphological stasis in an old and widespread group of species: Contribution to the taxonomy and biogeography of the genus Girardia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Paludicola)

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-180

  Sluys, Ronald ^a   Kawakatsu, Masaharu ^b   De León, Rodrigo Ponce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty of Sciences ^*  (Japan)

^c Faculty of Sciences   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Biogeography; Girardia; Morphology; Neotropical Region; Platyhelminthes; Romankenkius; Taxonomy; Tricladida

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GIRARDIA; GIRARDIA TIGRINA; PALUDICOLA; PLATYHELMINTHES; ROMANKENKIUS; TRICLADIDA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 27644530438     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520500070220     Document Type: Article

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