A review of typhloplanid flatworm ecology, with emphasis on pelagic species Universiteit Gent
The study of microturbellaria is not popular, and hence, the taxonomy and ecology of these animals are poorly known. In temperate zone ponds and lakes, the number of species may be up to 50+ per water body. The Typhloplanidae, the subject of this review, live in the littoral-benthic zone, but pelagic occurrences have been accumulating since the first case was reported in 1952. Four species are currently known to be occasionally pelagic; all live ...