taxonID	type	description	language	source
03960C3BE903A860FCBFDFBFFB8C4583.taxon	description	The complete mitogenome has been published for Pl. manokwari (Gastineau et al. 2020), the first species for which we observed an unusual length of the cox 2 gene, subsequently confirmed in other Rhynchodeminae (see later paragraph on long cox 2).	en	Justine, Jean-Lou, Gastineau, Romain, Winsor, Leigh (2024): Land flatworms (Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in France and French overseas territories: ten years of research. Zoologia (e 24004) 41: 1-25, DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24004, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v41.e24004
03960C3BE900A861FCA6DFD3FC7540AA.taxon	description	We showed through genetic analysis of the cox 1 gene that the specimens found in France were close to a population found in Argentina, but not to the population found in Brazil (Justine et al. 2020 c) (Fig. 6). The situation in 2023 is similar, and we continue to record information on the presence of the species. However, some citizen science reports mention the disappearance of the species from certain gardens where it was abundant, an interesting fact that will deserve more attention in coming years. Outside of France, O. nungara is now reported in many other European countries (Čapka and Čejka 2021, Justine et al. 2020 c, Mori et al. 2023). While we wrote in 2020 that the species had not been recorded in Germany based on a recent review (Sluys 2019), nor any country east of Germany, we now have unpublished records from this country. The species therefore seems to be progressing easterly. Outside of Europe, we have also reported the presence of the species on Reunion Island, an island close to Africa in the Indian Ocean. This was the first record of the species for Africa, although no records are currently available for continental Africa (Justine et al. 2022 b). A modelling study at the local scale of Reunion Island showed that the species is limited to an area halfway up the slopes of this island with pronounced relief (Fig. 7). Due to the numerous commercial exchanges between mainland France and Reunion Island, we put forward the hypothesis, supported by a genetic analysis, that the population of Réunion actually came from mainland France, and most likely not from the species’ region of origin in South America (Fig. 6). Modelling studies have shown that the global distribution area of O. nungara could become much wider in the years to come (Fourcade 2021). Importantly, we have collaborated on metabarcoding work on the intestinal contents of O. nungara in France which showed that the species consumes a significant number of earthworm species (Roy et al. 2022). A surprising result is that the species consumes deep-dwelling earthworms (endogeic), whereas O. nungara is, in principle, a ground surface species. However, we know that the species also consumes molluscs (Boll and Leal-Zanchet 2016) and we have local observation that it prey on slugs and snails, but the metabarcoding analysis concerning molluscs has yet to be completed.	en	Justine, Jean-Lou, Gastineau, Romain, Winsor, Leigh (2024): Land flatworms (Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in France and French overseas territories: ten years of research. Zoologia (e 24004) 41: 1-25, DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24004, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v41.e24004
03960C3BE904A865FCA6D9D7FB5C426F.taxon	description	as French Guiana and Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean (Justine et al. 2018 b). Other islands in the Caribbean region have also been invaded (Brown et al. 2022). The species was recently reported in Italy (Mori et al. 2022 a) and it is not impossible that it has already invaded the warmest parts of Europe (Spain and the South of France). Modelling studies show that this species could invade large parts of Europe under different hypotheses of global warming (Fourcade et al. 2022 b). The species consumes molluscs.	en	Justine, Jean-Lou, Gastineau, Romain, Winsor, Leigh (2024): Land flatworms (Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in France and French overseas territories: ten years of research. Zoologia (e 24004) 41: 1-25, DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24004, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v41.e24004
03960C3BE90BA86BFF01DE71FF51448B.taxon	description	We have received reports for several species (or species complexes) belonging to the genus Caenoplana in mainland France.	en	Justine, Jean-Lou, Gastineau, Romain, Winsor, Leigh (2024): Land flatworms (Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in France and French overseas territories: ten years of research. Zoologia (e 24004) 41: 1-25, DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24004, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v41.e24004
03960C3BE909A86EFCBFDAB0FCBC40AC.taxon	description	Spain (Rojo et al. 2024), and some molecular information was recently reported for a British specimen and for a French specimen from Brittany (Álvarez-Presas et al. 2023). Netherlands, and a mention in France that we communicated to the authors (Jones and Sluys 2016). Since then, we have seen only a few mentions of the species in France; the species is very small compared to the others discussed here, and it is not surprising that it escapes observers. The species was recently reported from Belgium (Soors et al. 2022) and	en	Justine, Jean-Lou, Gastineau, Romain, Winsor, Leigh (2024): Land flatworms (Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in France and French overseas territories: ten years of research. Zoologia (e 24004) 41: 1-25, DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24004, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v41.e24004
