First confirmed records with molecular data of the terrestrial flatworm Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878 (Tricladida, Geoplanidae) in Madagascar, Egypt, and South Africa
Gastineau, Romain, Ravelomanana, Andrianjaka, Ramzy, Remondah Rushdy, Koken, Marcel, Soavolamanoro, Suzelyce Eva, Otis, Christian, Boyle, Brian, Gey, Delphine, Winsor, Leigh, and Justine, Jean Lou (2025) First confirmed records with molecular data of the terrestrial flatworm Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878 (Tricladida, Geoplanidae) in Madagascar, Egypt, and South Africa. Check List, 21 (3). pp. 557-564.
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Abstract
The land flatworm Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878 is the most widely distributed invasive species of land flatworm, being found in over 78 countries. A specimen was recently collected in an urbanized part of the capital city of Antananarivo in Madagascar, identified on the basis of external morphology and later confirmed by molecular methods. This represents the first strictly confirmed occurrence of the species in Madagascar. Previous African records of Bipalium kewense are summarized, and two records from continen-tal Africa (Egypt and South Africa) are confirmed by molecular barcoding.
| Item ID: | 88717 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1809-127X |
| Keywords: | Africa, Bipaliinae, Continenticola, Indian Ocean, mitochondrial genome, Platyhelminthes |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright © The authors. This is an open‑access article distributed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (Attribution 4.0 International – CC BY 4.0). |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2026 06:59 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310308 Terrestrial ecology @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1806 Terrestrial systems and management > 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity @ 100% |
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