Low uptakes of Cd, Cu, and Zn in Dugesia japonica, a freshwater planarian with higher tolerance to metals
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DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2017.1289187
Abstract: ABSTRACT Although a freshwater planarian is proposed as a potential model for studying toxicities of environmental pollutants, they are less sensitive to metal exposures, compared to other freshwater invertebrates. We hypothesised that the metal uptake… read more here.
Keywords: freshwater; freshwater planarian; tolerance metals; japonica ... See more keywords
Two new freshwater planarian species (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Dugesiidae) partially sympatric in Argentinean Patagonia
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2020-0169
Abstract: Girardia Ball, 1974 is the most diverse and widely distributed genus of the family Dugesiidae (Platyhelminthes: Continenticola) in the Neotropical region. Seven out of the 52 species of the genus are known for Argentina. The… read more here.
Keywords: two new; planarian species; dugesiidae; freshwater planarian ... See more keywords