Dugesia tigrina (Girard, 1850)

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

No data to reliably assess the current status in Poland

The species was recorded in the heated waters of Jeziora Konińskie. The latest data are from 2000-2002.

No data available to assess invasiveness in Poland

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• Ciemiński J., Zdanowski B. 2009. Changes in the zoobenthos structure in a system of heated lakes in central Poland Fisheries & Aquatic Life 17: 221-238. DOI: 10.2478/v10086-009-0013-0 link

Life form: Flatworm

Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria
Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae

Scientific synonyms: Girardia tigrina (Girard, 1850)