Phaenocora typhlops (Vejdovsky, 1880)

Noreña, Carolina, Eitam, Avi & Blaustein, Leon, 2008, “ Microturbellarian ” flatworms (Platyhelminthes) from freshwater pools: New species and records from Israel, Zootaxa 1705, pp. 1-20 : 10

Phaenocora typhlops (Vejdovsky, 1880)

Synonyms: Derostoma typhlops Vejdovsky, 1880

Locality. Temporary pools on Mount Kavul and Mount Shekhanya, Lower Galilee. Temporary, artificial pool in Hai Bar Carmel Nature Reserve.

Material. Many individuals. Live observations, squash preparations.

Morphological remarks. Usually with one spherical, brownish-red egg, but some individuals with three or four eggs.

Ecological features. Phaenocora typhlops is well known as a predator within the small pools and ponds of freshwater environments ( Young, 1973). In Israel, it was collected in large temporary pools during the winter and spring (December 2001, January and March 2002).

Phaenocora typhlops is well-distributed within Europe ( Luther, 1963; Mack-Fira, 1974; Müller & Faubel, 1993). It was reported from Israel for the first time by Eitam et al (2004).