A Cave Planarian, Sphalloplana percoeca, (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Kenkiidae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Glasgow B and Pierce P. 2015. A Cave Planarian, Sphalloplana percoeca, (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Kenkiidae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science. 131(1):15–17
ABSTRACT: Five cave planarians collected from Gregory’s Cave, Blount Co., TN, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, were analyzed using stained serial sections and two are identified as Sphalloplana percoeca (Packard 1879). Notes on specimen characteristics and habitat are given, two photographs are provided, and the species’ taxonomy and distribution are discussed.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Glasgow, Benny; Pierce, Paula
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, cave, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00341, invertebrate, Kenkiidae, planarian, Platyhelminthes, SER, Southeast Region, Tricladida