First report of the invasive alien species Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae) in the subterranean environment of the Canary Islands

By

Suárez, Daniel
Martín, Sonia
Naranjo, Manuel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

26

Pages

67-74

Subjects

Caenoplana coerulea , hypogean , invasive alien species , top predator , water mine

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.26.25921

 

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.