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A silent predator ad portas - Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) recorded for the first time in Bulgaria

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The first record of alien terrestrial planaria Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula is reported. It was found in a greenhouse with exotic plants near Plovdiv City (Southern Bulgaria). The distribution of the invasive planarians has to be regularly monitored as they are responsible for a negative impact on the soil biodiversity.

Source: Historia naturalis bulgarica

DOI: 10.48027/hnb.47.054

Authors: Nikolay Simov, Simeon Borissov, Vera Antonova

Institutions: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research

Language: English

Topic: Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410017679

FWCI: 1.915

Cites: 26

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10