Cataloguing Prof. Eudoxia M. Froehlich's wet collection of land planarians (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae): a bounty of type specimens of 78 species

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Author(s):	Ranelli, Beatriz Elias ^[1] ; De Freitas, Pedro M. ^[1] ; Carbayo, Fernando ^[1] Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:	^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Ecol & Evolucao, EACH, Av Arlindo Bettio 1000, BR-03828000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil Total Affiliations: 1
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	Zootaxa; v. 4779, n. 1, p. 101-110, MAY 18 2020.
Web of Science Citations:	0
Abstract
Zoologist Prof. Eudoxia Maria Froehlich (1929{*}-2015 dagger) kept an uncatalogued personal collection of land planarians in wet medium. We catalogued their contents. Glass jars contained a variable number of small vials, each with one or several labeled specimens. We transcribed the species names and field data, when available, written on card labels to a table. A total of 1772 vials in 80 jars, contained over 2700 specimens. Subsequently, we cross checked field data with that of the type specimens. As a result, we identified, with different degrees of certainty, type specimens of 78 species. These types compose a very significant potential source of additional morphological details of the species to conform with current standards in the taxonomy of the group. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	16/18295-5 - Diversity and areas of endemism of land planarians in the Southern Atlantic forest and their causal factors
Grantee:	Fernando Jesús Carbayo Baz
Support Opportunities:	Regular Research Grants