Brazilian zoologists discovered the first obligate cave-dwelling flatworm in South America
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 05:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Typical cave-dwelling organisms, unpigmented and eyeless, were discovered in a karst area located in northeastern Brazil. The organisms were assigned to a new genus and species of freshwater flatworm and may constitute an oceanic relict. They represent the first obligate cave-dwelling flatworm in South America.