01559nas a2200145 4500008004100000245014700041210006900188300001000257490000800267520101500275100002001290700002101310700001801331856006401349 1998 eng d00aThe proposed synonymy of Parakontikia ventrolineata (Dendy, 1892) and Kontikia mexicana (Hyman, 1939) - what is a penis papilla?0 aproposed synonymy of iParakontikia ventrolineatai Dendy 1892 and a91-960 v3833 a

Geoplanid land planarians found near Johannesburg, South Africa, and in a hothouse in Liverpool, UK, could be identified either as Parakontikia ventrolineata (Dendy, 1892) or as Kontikia mexicana (Hyman, 1939). Comparison of the specimens with P. ventrolineata type specimens and other material and with published descriptions of K. mexicana shows no significant consistent difference between the species, other than the apparent presence of a penis papilla in K. mexicana. It is suggested that, in this case, the penis papilla is not a well-defined structure and that its presence in some specimens may be the result of differential contraction or eversion of the penial musculature at fixation. Accordingly it is proposed that the two species names are synonymous, and thus Parakontikia Winsor, 1991 is to be considered a junior synonym of Kontikia Froehlich, 1955. This is only the second geoplanid species to be recorded from Africa. It has also been found in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.A.

1 aJones, Hugh, D.1 aJohns, Peter, M.1 aWinsor, Leigh uhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A100347821887300442nas a2200109 4500008004100000245011600041210006900157300001000226490000800236100001800244856007000262 1991 eng d00aA provisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid flatworms (Tricladida: Terricola: Geoplanidae)0 aprovisional classification of Australian terrestrial geoplanid f a42-490 v1091 aWinsor, Leigh uhttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40009694#page/42/mode/1up00453nas a2200121 4500008004100000245012400041210006900165260000900234300001100243490000700254100001800261856005200279 1983 eng d00aA revision of the cosmopolitan land planarian Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878 (Turbellaria: Tricladida:Terricola)0 arevision of the cosmopolitan land planarian iBipalium kewensei M c1983 a61-1000 v791 aWinsor, Leigh uhttps://continenticola.myspecies.info/node/134600373nas a2200109 4500008004100000245007000041210006300111300001200174490000700186100001800193856005200211 1998 eng d00aThe Australian terrestrial flatworm fauna (Tricladida: Terricola)0 aAustralian terrestrial flatworm fauna Tricladida Terricola a457-4630 v421 aWinsor, Leigh uhttps://continenticola.myspecies.info/node/131301431nas a2200145 4500008004100000245014400041210006900185300001200254490000700266520086900273100001801142700002401160700001801184856008301202 1998 eng d00aThe genus Dugesia in Australia, with its phylogenetic analysis and historical biogeography (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae)0 agenus iDugesiai in Australia with its phylogenetic analysis and  a273-2890 v273 a

The new species Dugesia notogaea Sluys & Kawakatsu, sp. n. is described from Queensland, Australia, representing the first record of the genus Dugesia for that continent. A phylogenetic analysis of the 68 species of Dugesia resulted in the discovery of a new apomorphy for the genus, and a cladogram showing two major phyletic groups. The distributional range of one group has a western accent, whereas that of the other group has an eastern emphasis; the ranges of these two groups overlap in Africa and the Mediterranean region. We attempt to determine the ancestral area for both the Dugesiidae and Dugesia. A scenario for the historical biogeography of the genus Dugesia is discussed. In this scenario it is presumed that the geological history of the Australasian region enabled Dugesia’s from southeast Asia to colonize northern Australia.

1 aSluys, Ronald1 aKawakatsu, Masaharu1 aWinsor, Leigh uhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00461.x/abstract01008nas a2200121 4500008004100000245014400041210006900185300001100254490000700265520053800272100001800810856005800828 2006 eng d00aNew and revised terrestrial flatworm taxa (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) of Australia and the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand0 aNew and revised terrestrial flatworm taxa Platyhelminthes Tricla a81-1040 v173 a

Within the context of ongoing taxonomic revisions of terrestrial flatworms from Australia and the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand: (1) a new subfamily of the Terricola, the Anzoplaninae, is erected, and some subantarctic terricolan taxa are reassigned to the new subfamily; (2) diagnoses for the subfamily Caenoplaninae and genus Coleocephalus are emended; (3) the new genera Anzoplana and Fyfea are erected; and (4) the new species Anzoplana trilineata is described. A lectotype is designated for Fyfea carnleyi (Fyfe).

1 aWinsor, Leigh uhttp://eprints.jcu.edu.au/4212/1/4212_Winsor_2006.pdf02846nas a2200169 4500008004100000245012800041210006900169300000900238490000600247520228300253100002502536700001802561700001802579700001702597700002302614856003902637 2014 eng d00aThe invasive New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari in France, the first record for Europe: time for action is now0 ainvasive New Guinea flatworm iPlatydemus manokwarii in France th ae2970 v23 a

Non-indigenous terrestrial flatworms (Platyhelminthes) have been recorded in thirteen European countries. They include Bipalium kewense and Dolichoplana striata that are largely restricted to hothouses and may be regarded as non-invasive species. In addition there are species from the southern hemisphere such as the invasive New Zealand flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus in the United Kingdom, Eire and the Faroe Islands, the Australian flatworm Australoplana sanguinea alba in Eire and the United Kingdom, and the Australian Blue Garden flatworm Caenoplana coerulea in France, Menorca and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has some twelve or more non-indigenous species most of which are Australian and New Zealand species. These species may move to an invasive stage when optimum environmental and other conditions occur, and the flatworms then have the potential to cause economic or environmental harm. In this paper, we report the identification (from morphology and molecular analysis of COI sequences) of non-indigenous terrestrial flatworms found in a hothouse in Caen (France) as the New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari de Beauchamp, 1963 (Platyhelminthes, Continenticola, Geoplanidae, Rhynchodeminae). Platydemus manokwari is among the “100 World’s Worst Invader Alien Species”. Lists of World geographic records, prey in the field and prey in laboratories of P. manokwari are provided. This species is considered a threat to native snails wherever it is introduced. The recent discovery of P. manokwari in France represents a significant extension of distribution of this Invasive Alien Species from the Indo-Pacific region to Europe. If it escaped the hothouse, the flatworm might survive winters and become established in temperate countries. The existence of this species in France requires an early warning of this incursion to State and European Union authorities, followed by the eradication of the flatworm in its locality, tightening of internal quarantine measures to prevent further spread of the flatworm to and from this site, identifying if possible the likely primary source of the flatworm, and tracing other possible incursions that may have resulted from accidental dispersal of plants and soil from the site.

1 aJustine​, Jean-Lou1 aWinsor, Leigh1 aGey, Delphine1 aGros, Pierre1 aThévenot, Jessica uhttps://peerj.com/articles/297.pdf