The invasive land planaria Obama nungara (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) reaches a natural environment in the oceanic island of São Miguel (Açores)

Domingo Lago-Barcia; José Rafael González-López; Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez

doi:10.13025/21749

The invasive land planaria Obama nungara (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) reaches a natural environment in the oceanic island of São Miguel (Açores)

Domingo Lago-Barcia
, José Rafael González-López
, Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez

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We report a new finding of the invasive land flatworm Obama nungara Carbayo et al., 2016 in a natural reserve of the oceanic island of São Miguel (Açores, Portugal) at 947 meters of altitude. This is the first record for this oceanic archipelago and the highest ever reported, representing the sixth island invaded by the species. O. nungara is a top predator of soil fauna, representing a new threat to the fauna of this isolated archipelago.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	4830
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13025/21749 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4830.1.9
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2020

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The invasive land planaria Obama nungara (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) reaches a natural environment in the oceanic island of São Miguel (Açores). / Lago-Barcia, Domingo; González-López, José Rafael; Fernández-Álvarez, Fernando Ángel.
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The invasive land planaria Obama nungara (Platyhelminthes: Geoplanidae) reaches a natural environment in the oceanic island of São Miguel (Açores)

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