00834nas a2200121 4500008004100000245006300041210006000104300001000164490000700174520044400181100001800625856006900643 1989 eng d00aSperm resorption in triclads (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida)0 aSperm resorption in triclads Platyhelminthes Tricladida a89-950 v153 a

Triclads use the excess of spermatozoa received from the partner during copulation as an additional source of nutritive material. Digestion of sperm takes place in various sperm resorptive organs, such as the copulatory bursa, lateral bursae, spermiduct, resorptive vesicles, and oviducal tubae. Sperm resorptive organs may concern either newly evolved organs, or result from a change of function in an already existing structure.

1 aSluys, Ronald uhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07924259.1989.967202805174nas a2200181 4500008004100000020001400041245020300055210006900258260003300327300001100360490000700371520447800378100001804856700002004874700001904894700002704913856005204940 2016 eng d a1477-200000aTowards a comprehensive, integrative analysis of the diversity of European microplaninid land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Microplaninae), with the description of two peculiar new species0 aTowards a comprehensive integrative analysis of the diversity of bTaylor & Francisc2016/01/02 a9 - 310 v143 a

The present study forms a first and major step towards a comprehensive morphological and molecular analysis of the species diversity of European microplaninid land planarians by presenting a molecular phylogenetic tree on the basis of alignments of the mitochondrial Cox1 gene from 158 specimens as well as a concatenated phylogeny (Cox1 and 18S genes) on the basis of 41 sequences for nine Microplana species included in this study. Genetic distances between and within known and new species were calculated. Combined morphological and molecular results facilitated an integrative delimitation of new species as well as the diagnosis of new populations of already known species. An integrative account is provided of two new and aberrant species from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. Through the molecular approach a Confirmed Candidate Species was detected among the newly sampled populations. Further we document samples from new localities for five already known species as well as new sites for the Confirmed Candidate Species. The new data considerably expand the European range of several already known species included in the present study. The results of an in-depth study of the taxonomic literature, as well as original material, are documented since this was required for appropriate identification of the new materials. This part of the study resulted in a re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of several nominal species and in the following taxonomic conclusions: Rhynchodemus pyrenaicus is a species of Microplana and not Rhynchodemus; Rhynchodemus attemsi, R. peneckei, and R. henrici should be transferred to the genus Microplana; Microplana attemsi and M. peneckei are not junior synonyms of M. henrici; Microplana styriaca is not a synonym of M. terrestris; Rhynchodemus howesi is not a junior synonym of M. pyrenaica and belongs to the genus Rhynchodemus and not to Microplana; Microplana richardi is not a synonym of M. terrestris. The current diagnosis of the genus Microplana should be amended such that it refers to the situation that the species generally have two small eyes but occasionally may have multiple eyes.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:22B437AA-9D41-4DA0-AE3C-BD8F636CB96DThe present study forms a first and major step towards a comprehensive morphological and molecular analysis of the species diversity of European microplaninid land planarians by presenting a molecular phylogenetic tree on the basis of alignments of the mitochondrial Cox1 gene from 158 specimens as well as a concatenated phylogeny (Cox1 and 18S genes) on the basis of 41 sequences for nine Microplana species included in this study. Genetic distances between and within known and new species were calculated. Combined morphological and molecular results facilitated an integrative delimitation of new species as well as the diagnosis of new populations of already known species. An integrative account is provided of two new and aberrant species from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. Through the molecular approach a Confirmed Candidate Species was detected among the newly sampled populations. Further we document samples from new localities for five already known species as well as new sites for the Confirmed Candidate Species. The new data considerably expand the European range of several already known species included in the present study. The results of an in-depth study of the taxonomic literature, as well as original material, are documented since this was required for appropriate identification of the new materials. This part of the study resulted in a re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of several nominal species and in the following taxonomic conclusions: Rhynchodemus pyrenaicus is a species of Microplana and not Rhynchodemus; Rhynchodemus attemsi, R. peneckei, and R. henrici should be transferred to the genus Microplana; Microplana attemsi and M. peneckei are not junior synonyms of M. henrici; Microplana styriaca is not a synonym of M. terrestris; Rhynchodemus howesi is not a junior synonym of M. pyrenaica and belongs to the genus Rhynchodemus and not to Microplana; Microplana richardi is not a synonym of M. terrestris. The current diagnosis of the genus Microplana should be amended such that it refers to the situation that the species generally have two small eyes but occasionally may have multiple eyes.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:22B437AA-9D41-4DA0-AE3C-BD8F636CB96D

1 aSluys, Ronald1 aMateos, Eduardo1 aRiutort, Marta1 aÁlvarez-Presas, Marta uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2015.110332300577nas a2200157 4500008004100000022001400041245013700055210006900192300001200261490000700273100002000280700002200300700002300322700001900345856005500364 2009 eng d a1463-640900aMolecular analysis of the diversity of terrestrial planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Continenticola) in the Iberian Peninsula0 aMolecular analysis of the diversity of terrestrial planarians Pl a637-6490 v381 aMateos, Eduardo1 aCabrera, Cristina1 aCarranza, Salvador1 aRiutort, Marta uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2009.00398.x00632nas a2200157 4500008004100000245017700041210006900218260001700287300000900304490000900313100002000322700002600342700002400368700003000392856005200422 2008 eng d00aMolecular and morphological evidence for two new species of terrestrial planarians of the genus Microplana (Platyhelminthes; Turbellaria; Tricladida; Terricola) from Europe0 aMolecular and morphological evidence for two new species of terr c28 Nov. 2008 a1-380 v19451 aJones, Hugh, D.1 aMcDonald, Jillian, C.1 aWebster, Bonnie, L.1 aLittlewood, Timothy, D.J. uhttps://continenticola.myspecies.info/node/125002560nas a2200181 4500008004100000245015200041210006900193260001200262300001600274490000800290520185000298100002402148700002002172700002202192700002602214700002002240856011802260 2009 eng d00aThe female gonad in two species of Microplana (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Rhynchodemidae): Ultrastructural and cytochemical investigations0 afemale gonad in two species of iMicroplanai Platyhelminthes Tric c09/2009 a1042–10540 v2703 a

The female gonad of the land planarians Microplana scharffi and Microplana terrestris consists of two small germaria located ventrally in the anterior third of the body and of two ventro-lateral rows of oblong vitelline follicles distributed between the intestinal pouches. Both these structures are enveloped by a tunica composed of an outer extracellular lamina and an inner sheath of accessory cells. Oocyte maturation is characterized by the appearance of chromatoid bodies and the development of endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complexes. These organelles appear to be correlated with the production of egg granules with a fenestrated/granular content of medium electron density, about 4–5 μm in diameter, which remain dispersed in the ooplasm of mature oocytes. On the basis of cytochemical tests showing their glycoprotein composition, and their localization in mature oocytes, these egg granules have been interpreted as yolk. In the vitelline follicles, vitellocytes show the typical features of secretory cells with well-developed rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complexes involved in the production of eggshell globules and yolk. The eggshell globules, which appear to arise from repeated coalescences of two types of Golgi-derived vesicles, contain polyphenols and, when completely mature, they measure about 1–1,2 μm in diameter and show a meandering/concentric content pattern as is typical of the situation observed in most Proseriata and Tricladida. Mature vitellocytes also contain a large amount of glycogen and lipids as further reserve material. On the basis of the ultrastructural features of the female gonad and in relation to the current literature the two species of rhynchodemids investigated appear to be closely related to the freshwater planarians belonging to the family Dugesiidae.

1 aFalleni, Alessandra1 aLucchesi, Paolo1 aGhezzani, Claudio1 aMcDonald, Jillian, C.1 aJones, Hugh, D. uhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmor.10741/abstract;jsessionid=07C78367E2376AD1B29E0D32BC973A1B.f02t0400626nas a2200157 4500008004100000245016800041210006900209300001400278490000700292100002400299700001800323700002000341700002000361700001900381856006800400 2011 eng d00aLand planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) from the Iberian Peninsula: new records and description of two new species, with a discussion on ecology0 aLand planarians Platyhelminthes Tricladida Geoplanidae from the  a869 - 8910 v451 aVila-Farré, Miquel1 aSluys, Ronald1 aMateos, Eduardo1 aJones, Hugh, D.1 aRomero, Rafael uhttp://pdfserve.informaworld.com/539097_788671212_935776938.pdf