Re: NANFA-- flatworms

Moontanman_at_aol.com
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:22:30 EDT

In a message dated 4/22/02 7:46:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil writes:

<< Jan writes:

I think the largest native aquatic flatworm is still D. dorotocephala...but
that some of the introduced terrestrial flatworms can be larger. There is a
population of an exotic in NE LA, but I have not yet seen any.
>>
I live in South Eastern North Carolina near the state ports. I have often
wondered if these huge flat worms were introduced from shipments from over
seas. The ones I find are often as long as 250 mm.

Moon
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