Integrative taxonomy of a new species of planarian from the Lake Ohrid basin, including an analysis of biogeographical patterns in freshwater triclads from the Ohrid region (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae)

By

Stocchino, Giacinta
Sluys, Ronald
Deri, Paolo
Manconi, Renata

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

313

Pages

25-43

Subjects

ancient lake , Dugesia , endemicity , integrative taxonomy , new species , Ohrid , Platyhelminthes , Tricladida

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.313.5363

 

Abstract

A new species of the genus Dugesia is described from the Lake Ohrid region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, forming the first fully documented species description for this genus in the Ohrid area. The morphological species delimitation is supported by complementary molecular, karyological, and cytogenetic data available from the literature. Therefore, species delineation is based on a truly integrative approach. Further, a short account on the degree of freshwater planarian endemicity in the Ohrid region is provided.