First record of the invasive land flatworm Bipalium adventitium (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) in Canada

Zootaxa. 2019 Aug 14;4656(3):zootaxa.4656.3.13. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4656.3.13.

Abstract

Specimens of Bipalium adventitium (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) were found in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The specimens showed the typical colour pattern of the species and barcoding (Cytochrome Oxidase I) demonstrated near-identity with a sequence of the same species from the USA. This is the first record of the species in Canada.

Keywords: Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Canada
  • Platyhelminths*