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New insights into phylogenetic relationships of Rhabdocoela (Platyhelminthes) including members of Mariplanellida
BackgroundPrevious flatworm phylogenetic research has been carried out analysing 18S and 28S DNA markers. Through this methodology, Mariplanellinae...
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Taxonomy and phylogeny of Dalytyphloplanida Willems et al., 2006 (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela), with the description of a new family, a new genus, and sixteen new species from Cuba and Panama
Twenty-two marine species of Dalytyphloplanida from Cuba, Panama, and Lanzarote are presented, sixteen of which are new to science. Five known...
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The molecular phylogenetic position of Mariplanella piscadera sp. nov. reveals a new major group of rhabdocoel flatworms: Mariplanellida status novus (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela)
Rhabdocoels comprise a large group of flatworms that currently consists of two major subgroups: (1) Kalyptorhynchia with an anterior proboscis and...
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Global diversity of free living flatworms (Platyhelminthes, “Turbellaria”) in freshwater
This contribution reviews diversity of turbellarian species by biogeographical regions, with comments on species biology. The review draws on the...