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First report of the invasive alien species Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae) in the subterranean environment of the Canary Islands
- 1. Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain|Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, La Laguna, Spain
- 2. Sociedad Entomológica Canaria Melansis, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 is reported for the first time in the hypogean environment. Seven individuals of C. coerulea were collected in the most humid branch of an abandoned water mine in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). Due to its character of generalist predator, it should be considered a threat for the endemic subterranean fauna.
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