Prostoma graecense

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Prostoma graecense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nemertea
Class: Enopla
Order: Hoplonemertea
Family: Prostomatidae
Genus: Prostoma
Species:
P. graecense
Binomial name
Prostoma graecense
(Böhmig, 1892)
Synonyms [1]
  • Monopora lacustris (du Plessis, 1892)
  • Prostoma jenningsi Gibson & Young, 1971
  • Prostoma rubrum (Leidy)
  • Stichostemma graecense (Böhmig, 1892)
  • Tetrastemma graecense Böhmig, 1893
  • Tetrastemma graecensis Böhmig, 1892
  • Tetrastemma lacustre du Plessis, 1892

Prostoma graecense is a species of Nemertea in the family Prostomatidae. [2] It was once called Emea rubrum. [3] It is closely related to Prostoma eilhardi . [4] The species is distributed all across the world.

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Characteristics

Individuals in this species can reach up to a length of 5 cm. [5] It is hermaphroditic and has 2 or 3 pairs of eyes. [6]

Occurrence

It is distributed all across the world. [3] However the authenticity of this is hard to tell. It has been reported in the continents of Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Australia, [7] and North America. [4]

It has been reported in Japan, Russia, New Zealand, Kenya, [7] Venezuela, Argentina, and Mexico. [5] Genetic evidence indicates this species was introduced by humans. [8] [ clarification needed ]

It is the only known species of fresh water Nemertea in Australia. [9]

It is rarely found in the United States. [3] But in the state of Connecticut it lives in freshwater habitats. Here it usually lives among algae, plants, or detritus. It is more numerous during the Fall season. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Prostoma graecense". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Prostoma graecense (Böhmig 1892) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Douglas Grant (2001-08-07). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustacea. John Wiley & Sons. p. 109. ISBN   978-0-471-35837-4.
  4. 1 2 Clifford, Hugh F. (1991). Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta. University of Alberta. p. 40. ISBN   978-0-88864-234-9.
  5. 1 2 Damborenea, Cristina; Rogers, D. Christopher; Thorp, James H. (2020-06-26). Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Volume 5: Keys to Neotropical and Antarctic Fauna. Academic Press. p. 121. ISBN   978-0-12-804266-3.
  6. 1 2 Hammerson, Geoffrey A. (2004). Connecticut Wildlife: Biodiversity, Natural History, and Conservation. UPNE. p. 191. ISBN   978-1-58465-369-1.
  7. 1 2 Balian, E. V.; Lévêque, C.; Segers, H.; Martens, K. (2008-04-27). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 64. ISBN   978-1-4020-8259-7.
  8. ↑ Thorp, James H.; Rogers, D. Christopher (2014-09-06). Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Ecology and General Biology. Elsevier. p. 206. ISBN   978-0-12-385027-0.
  9. ↑ Williams, William David (1980). Australian Freshwater Life: The Invertebrates of Australian Inland Waters. Macmillan Education AU. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-333-29894-7.
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