Global diversity of free living flatworms (Platyhelminthes, 'Turbellaria') in freshwater

Autor:	Matthew D. Hooge, Ronald Sluys, Tom Artois, Seth Tyler, Ernest R. Schockaert, Steve Schilling
Přispěvatelé:	Systematische en Geografische Dierkunde (inactive) (IBED, FNWI)
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	History Fresh water Ecology Biodiversity Species diversity Context (language use) Distribution Aquatic Science Biology biology.organism_classification Turbellaria Monophyly Taxon Platyhelminthes Species richness Phylogeny Global biodiversity
Zdroj:	Hydrobiologia, 595(1), 41-48. Springer Netherlands
ISSN:	1573-5117 0018-8158
DOI:	10.1007/s10750-007-9002-8
Popis:	This contribution reviews diversity of turbellarian species by biogeographical regions, with comments on species biology. The review draws on the database available at http://www.devbio.umesci.maine.edu/styler/turbellaria. Comparisons between regions suggest that species richness may be at least one order of magnitude higher than the currently reported number of species. In the context of the recent reconstructions of phylogeny of Platyhelminthes based on molecular data, the paper allows inferences as to the history of colonization of freshwaters by turbellarians. Specifically, four, or perhaps six, major invasions of freshwater habitats may have occurred in the Pangean period, each of which gave rise to a monophyletic freshwater taxon. In addition, several occasional invasions by representatives of marine taxa must have taken place.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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