Publication Date:
2024-01-12
Description:
Dugesia gonocephala s.l. is often considered to be a \xe2\x80\x9csuperspecies\xe2\x80\x9d comprising numerous component \xe2\x80\x9cmicrospecies\xe2\x80\x9d which are morphologically, karyologically, and reproductively delimited. We have studied populations of D. gonocephala from France, Belgium and The Netherlands and found them to be fairly uniform in respect of most features studied. Nevertheless, discrepancies between them and the \xe2\x80\x9cclassical\xe2\x80\x9d concept of this species as embodied in the literature have raised doubts as to the status and identity of D. gonocephala s. str. A proper understanding of the relationships of the D. gonocephala group can not be obtained without resolution of this problem.
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf