Global diversity of free living flatworms (Platyhelminthes, "Turbellaria") in freshwater

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 595, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Schockaert, Ernest R ^a   Hooge, Matthew ^b   Sluys, Ronald ^c   Schilling, Steve ^b   Tyler, Seth ^b   Artois, Tom ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distribution; Freshwater; History; Phylogeny; Platyhelminthes

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS;

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; COLONIZATION; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTHES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGY; DATABASE; FLATWORM; FRESHWATER; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

PLATYHELMINTHES; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 38149097717     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9002-8     Document Type: Review

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