On the presence of the invasive planarian Obama nungara (Carbayo, Álvarez-Presas, Jones & Riutort, 2016) (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) in an urban area in Belgium | Zendy

Jan Soors | Zendy; Tom Van den Neucker | Zendy; David Halfmaerten | Zendy; Sabrieyrinck | Zendy; Marc De Baere | Zendy

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On the presence of the invasive planarian Obama nungara (Carbayo, Álvarez-Presas, Jones & Riutort, 2016) (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) in an urban area in Belgium

Author(s) -

Jan Soors,

Tom Van den Neucker,

David Halfmaerten,

Sabrieyrinck,

Marc De Baere

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

belgian journal of zoology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 2295-0451

pISSN - 0777-6276

DOI - 10.26496/bjz.2019.29

Subject(s) - planarian , biology , turbellaria , zoology , regeneration (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology

We report the first records of the invasive terrestrial planarian Obama nungara in Belgium. Since spring 2017, the species has frequently been found in Elsene (50°50′2.8′′ N, 4°21′52.0′′ E), a municipality of the Brussels Capital Region (Belgium). It was observed for the first time on June 15th, 2017 under stone floor tiles in a private courtyard in an urbanized area. Additional observations were made regularly, with a maximum of seven specimens observed on January 5th, 2018.

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