Gieysztoria ornata (Hofsten, 1907)

Noreña, Carolina, Eitam, Avi & Blaustein, Leon, 2008, “ Microturbellarian ” flatworms (Platyhelminthes) from freshwater pools: New species and records from Israel, Zootaxa 1705, pp. 1-20 : 5-6

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.180877

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5620275

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scientific name

Gieysztoria ornata (Hofsten, 1907)
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Gieysztoria ornata (Hofsten, 1907) View in CoL

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Synonyms: Dalyellia ornata Hofsten, 1907

Microdalyellia ornata Gieysztor, 1938

Locality. Temporary pools on Mount Kavul and Mount Shekhanya, Lower Galilee.

Material. Many individuals. Live observations, squash preparations, whole-mounted individual. Ecological features. Gieysztoria ornata dwells in temporary pools with dense vegetation and also in cold lakes in the northern regions of Europe ( Luther, 1955). In Israel, G. ornata was found in pools without vegetation, some with filamentous algae (March 2000, January 2001, February–April 2002).

Gieysztoria ornata View in CoL is known from Europe, Greenland and Brazil ( Steinböck, 1932; Marcus, 1946; Luther, 1955; Gamo & Leal-Zanchet, 2004). G. ornata View in CoL was reported from Israel for the first time by Eitam et al.

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