On the presence of the invasive planarian Obama nungara (Carbayo, Álvarez-Presas, Jones & Riutort, 2016) (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) in an urban area in Belgium

Authors

  • Jan Soors Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Herman Teirlinck Havenlaan 88 bus 73, 1000 Brussels
  • Tom Van den Neucker University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2160 Wilrijk
  • David Halfmaerten Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Herman Teirlinck Havenlaan 88 bus 73, 1000 Brussels
  • Sabrina Neyrinck Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Herman Teirlinck Havenlaan 88 bus 73, 1000 Brussels
  • Marc De Baere Alemstraat 12, 2811 Leest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2019.29

Keywords:

Obama nungara, alien species, non-native species

Abstract

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Published

2019-04-29

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Soors, J., Van den Neucker, T., Halfmaerten, D., Neyrinck, S., & De Baere, M. (2019). On the presence of the invasive planarian Obama nungara (Carbayo, Álvarez-Presas, Jones & Riutort, 2016) (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) in an urban area in Belgium. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 149. https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2019.29

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Vol. 149 (2019)

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