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  Genus Phagocata

Species P. morgani

Taxon Information

The Species P. morgani has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Phagocata morgani morgani, "NA" (Artois et al., 2013).
• Phagocata morgani polycelis, "NA" (Artois et al., 2013).
• Phagocata morgani, Wisconsin... across the border in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Watermolen, 2005).
• Phagocata morgani morgani, "Inhabitant of springs and cold creeks of eastern North America from New Brunswick to North Carolina and west to Wisconsin and Kentucky, also found in Taylor Creek, El Dorado County, California (here apparently introduced)" (Kenk, 1972).
• Phagocata morgani polycelis, "Recorded from Virginia and Ontario" (Kenk, 1972).
• Phagocata morgani, "... throughout the Appalachian region, also Canada, Wis., Mich." (Hyman & Jones, 1959).
• Phagocata morgani polycelis, "Va. ..." (Hyman & Jones, 1959).

Bibliography

• Artois, T., E. Schockaert & S. Tyler. 2013. World Checklist of Freshwater Turbellaria. World Wide Web electronic publication. 59 pp. [Available online]
• Watermolen, D.J. 2005. Aquatic and terrestrial flatworm (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria) and ribbon worm (Nemertea) records from Wisconsin. Research/Management Findings, Wisconsin DNR (55). 8 pp.
• Kenk, R. 1972. Freshwater planarians (Turbellaria) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 1. 81 pp. [Available online]
• Hyman, L.H. & E.R. Jones. 1959. Turbellaria. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 323-365.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
• World Register of Marine Species