Author | Reynoldson, T.B. & Young, J.O. |
Year | 2000 |
Title | A key to the Freshwater Triclads of Britain and Ireland with notes on their ecology |
ISBN | 0 900386 63 X |
Series | Scientific Publications |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
Source | Scientific Publications, No. 58, 3rd edition edition, 72pp, Freshwater Biological Association |
Illustrations | Colour paintings of all but one species, line drawings accompany keys and text |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous keys to fresh (preferred) and preserved adults, descriptions of cocoons, and background reading on these familiar organisms. |
Examine | with x8 or x10 hand lens |
Specimen Preparation | Live (preferred) or preserved specimens. Squash preps sometimes needed (Dugesia, Polycelis). |
Identification difficulty | Generally straigtforward, but squash preps more tricky. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | PLANARIIDAE | a family of flatworms | Animalia: Tricladida |
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