| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Authors: | G. Angela Stocchino, Corso, G., Manconi, R., Pala, M. |
| Journal: | Italian Journal of Zoology |
| Volume: | 69 |
| Pagination: | 45-51 |
| Abstract: | A new species of Dugesia from East Africa is described as a first report of Platyhelminthes from Lake Tana. Dugesia aethiopica sp. n. is characterized by the shape of its bursa copulatrix; length, diameter, course, and opening of the bursal canal; opening of the oviducts; shape of the penis papilla; penial parenchymatic cavity. The taxonomic position of the new species within the D. gonocephala group is discussed in comparison with the other African and Madagascan species. |
| DOI: | 10.1080/11250000209356437 |
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