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Caenoplana coerulea
About: Caenoplana coerulea is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5 publications have been published within this topic receiving 37 citations.
Papers
TL;DR: Sequence data of a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and of the entire 18S ribosomal RNA confirm the identification of a terrestrial flatworm from under a rock in an orchard on the easternmost Balearic island of Menorca.
Abstract: In April 2009 two specimens of a terrestrial flatworm were collected from under a rock in an orchard at Ciutadella de Menorca on the easternmost Balearic island of Menorca (Spain). Their external morphology suggested that both specimens belonged to the invasive blue planarian Caenoplana coerulea, a species which is native to eastern Australia. Sequence data of a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and of the entire 18S ribosomal RNA confirm its identification. This is one of the first records of the species in Europe where it has only been found in one locality in the United Kingdom, France and NE Spain.
29 citations
TL;DR: The blue planarian, Caenoplana coerulea, is a predator of the black Portuguese millipede, Ommatoiulus moreleti, an introduced nuisance pest in southern Australia.
Abstract: The blue planarian, Caenoplana coerulea, is a predator of the black Portuguese millipede, Ommatoiulus moreleti, an introduced nuisance pest in southern Australia. Some observations on the reproduction and early development of C. coerulea are included.
14 citations
TL;DR: The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea is reported from Argentina (Buenos Aires province) as discussed by the authors, which has a bluish dorsal surface with a yellow mid-dorsal stripe and eyes forming a single row around the anterior tip.
Abstract: The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea is reported from Argentina (Buenos Aires province). We found C. coerulea in the east central region of Argentina in anthropic environments. The specimens that we found have the characteristic of the species found in others regions; that is, a bluish dorsal surface with a yellow mid-dorsal stripe and eyes forming a single row around the anterior tip, clustered laterally. This is the first record of this species from the Neotropical Region, and together with Bipalium kewense are the only 2 species of exotic terrestrial planarians so far recorded in Argentina.
13 citations
1 Jan 2011
TL;DR: This is the first record of this species from the Neotropical Region, and together with Bipalium kewense are the only 2 species of exotic terrestrial planarians so far recorded in Argentina.
Abstract: The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea is reported from Argentina (Buenos Aires province). We found C. coerulea in the east central region of Argentina in anthropic environments. The specimens that we found have the characteristic of the species found in others regions; that is, a bluish dorsal surface with a yellow mid-dorsal stripe and eyes forming a single row around the anterior tip, clustered laterally. This is the first record of this species from the Neotropical Region, and together with Bipalium kewense are the only 2 species of exotic terrestrial planarians so far recorded in Argentina.
7 citations
TL;DR: The blue land planarianCaenoplanacoerulea Moseley, 1877 is reported for the first time in the hypogean environment and should be considered a threat for the endemic subterranean fauna.
Abstract: The blue land planarianCaenoplanacoeruleaMoseley, 1877 is reported for the first time in the hypogean environment. Seven individuals ofC.coeruleawere collected in the most humid branch of an abandoned water mine in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Due to its character of generalist predator, it should be considered a threat for the endemic subterranean fauna.
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