The evolutionary terrestrialization of planarian flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Geoplanidae): a review and research programme

The terrestrialization of animal life from aquatic ancestors is a key transition during the history of life. Planarian flatworms form an ideal group of model organisms to study this colonization of the land because they have freshwater, marine, and terrestrial representatives. The...

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Main Author: Ronald Sluys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-09-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:https://zse.pensoft.net/article/38727/download/pdf/