A new genus and species for the first recorded cave-dwelling Cavernicola (Platyhelminthes) from South America

ZooKeys

Volumn , Issue 442, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Leal Zanchet, Ana Maria ^a   de Souza, Stella Teles ^a   Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Freshwater fatworms; Subterranean diversity; Triclads; Troglobitic species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907451848     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.442.8199     Document Type: Article

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