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Studies on the genus Stenostomum O. Schmidt (Turbellaria; Catenulida).
Author(s) -
YOUNG J. O.,
KOLASA J.
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.tb00087.x
Subject(s) - genus , turbellaria , geography , ecology , biology
Summary Stenostomum arevaloi Gieysztor, S. glandulosum Kepner and Carter, S. leucops (Duges), S. pseudoacetabtihtm Nuttycombe and Waters, and S. unicolor Schmidt are reported from E. Africa. The various localities in which each of the species were found are listed. All the species are new records for this region except S. Leucops which was recorded by Bohmig (1897) from Lake Victoria at Bukoba, Uganda. Descriptions of the species, based on the E. African material, are given.