A silent predator ad portas – Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) recorded for the first time in Bulgaria

Nikolay Simov; Simeon Borissov; Vera Antonova

Nikolay Simov https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-2964; Simeon Borissov https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3932-1285; Vera Antonova https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-5264

2 May 2025 · volume 47 · (issue 5) · pp. 125–130 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: The first record of alien terrestrial planaria Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in Bulgaria and on the Balkan Peninsula is reported. It was found in a greenhouse with exotic plants near Plovdiv City (Southern Bulgaria). The distribution of the invasive planarians has to be regularly monitored as they are responsible for a negative impact on the soil biodiversity.

Keywords: Balkan Peninsula, invasive alien species, terrestrial flatworms

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