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 Artioposthia? > Marionfyfea adventor Jones & Sluys 2016
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 01-11-2015 13:35
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Hi everyone, is this an Artioposthia sp., can someone confirm this? I found it on rotten wood near the ground. Length about 7 mm. By the way - is the clear, smaller specimen a Nematode? Thanks in advance! Lennart 2015-10-29, Northern Germany, S-H, Mohrkirch, fallow land, wood pile Lennart Bendixen attached the following image:  [192.74Kb] Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 16-01-2017 15:03 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 01-11-2015 14:55
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, This looks like the Artioposthia species which was first found in Britain by Brian Eversham. (see https://www.flick...6758542771) To my knowledge, Hugh Jones (the international expert on terrestrial planarians) has still to publish this as a new species. The small white worm is most likely Enchytraeidae (Annelida). Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 01-11-2015 17:18
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
Thank you Tony, for the identifications. I found this species several times in the last days - interesting, that it has not been described earlier! |
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| Lennart Bendixen |
Posted on 16-01-2017 13:11
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1171 Joined: 19.12.14 |
It finally got an official name, Marionfyfea adventor (Jones & Sluys 2016). I've found 8 specimens in my garden since I posted the picture - does anyone know if the species has already been reported for Germany? I can't find anything about it. Edited by Lennart Bendixen on 18-01-2017 14:22 |
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