Premium
Studies on the genus Stenostomum O. Schmidt (Turbellaria; Catenulida).
Author(s) -
KOLASA J.,
YOUNG J. O.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1974.tb00084.x
Subject(s) - rostrum , turbellaria , genus , synonym (taxonomy) , ecology , habitat , biology , geography , taxon , zoology
Summary Specimens of Stenostomum which could be attributed to either S. anatirostrum or S. bryophilum, from Britain, Kenya and Poland have been described, and compared with published descriptions of similar material collected in Brazil and Finland. It is concluded that 5. bryophilum ought to be regarded as a synonym of S. anati‐rostrum. S. anatirostrum is a very variable species with a wide geographical distribution. It occurs in aquatic and damp terrestrial habitats.