@article {ZTzootaxa.4092.1.6,
	title = {Two new species of freshwater flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Continenticola) from South American caves},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {4092},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {107{\textendash}121},
	abstract = {<p>The diversity of freshwater triclads in the Neotropical region is considered to be low, but extensive areas of South America remain almost unexplored. Herein we describe two cave-dwelling, new species of Girardia, one from a transition zone of the Cerrado and Caatinga phytophysiognomies and the other from the Cerrado phytophysiognomy. The species from the Cerrado-Caatinga transition is a troglobite, eyeless and whitish; the species from the Cerrado area is possibly a troglophile, since it shows heavily pigmented body and eyes. Each species is easily recognized by a unique combination of features in its external morphology and copulatory apparatus. The two new species of Girardia show a restricted distribution, even the troglophile, and occur in caves without legal protection. Therefore, they must be considered as vulnerable organisms in a conservation context.</p>
},
	keywords = {Brazilian savannah, Caatinga, Girardia, new cave-dwelling species, Platyhelminthes, subterranean fauna, Tricladida},
	issn = {1175-5334},
	url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4092.1.6},
	author = {STELLA SOUZA and ANA LAURA MORAIS and MARIA ELINA BICHUETTE and Ana Lael-Zanchet}
}
