Freshwater Triclads (Turbellaria) of North America, IX: The Genus Sphalloplana
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Kenk, Roman. Freshwater Triclads (Turbellaria) of North America, IX: The Genus Sphalloplana. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 246, 38 pages, 62 figures, 1 table.—A revision of the North American species of the genus Sphalloplana is presented. Apart from the nine species already known (S. percoeca, S. georgiana, S. kansensis, S. virginiana, S. weingartneri, S. buchanani, S. pricei, S. hubrichti, and S. mohri), seven new species are introduced and described: 5. evaginata, S. californica, S. culveri, S. consimilis, S. subtilis, S. holsingeri, and S. chandleri. OFFICIAL PUUJCATION DATE is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recorded in the Institution's annual report, Smithsonian Year. SERIES COVER DESIGN: The coral Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus). Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Kenk, Roman, 1898Freshwater triclads (Turbellaria) of North America, IX, the genus Sphalloplana. (Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 246) Bibliography: p. 1. Sphalloplana. 2. Platyhelminthes—North America. I. Title. II. Series: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 246. QL1.S54 no. 246 [QL391.P7] 591'.08s [595M23] 76-44832
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