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  "abstract": "Catenulids are free-living flatworms, common in eutrophic freshwaters such as ponds, ditches, or peatbogs. Although the majority of the species have been described from warmer climates, most molecular studies have been done on animals from temperate zones in Europe. We addressed this gap by sampling for exotic species in greenhouses at the University of Warsaw Botanic Garden and recorded two species known only from tropical areas (Stenostomum paraguayense and Catenula evelinae) and one exotic species recorded previously from another greenhouse in Poland (Stenostomum corderoi). Additionally, in the latter species, evidence is provided for environmentally induced coloration of sensory pits. The collected species were placed on a phylogeny using barcoding of 18S, 28S, and COI genes and paraphyly of the family Catenulidae was retrieved, with C. evelinae forming a sister group to the genus Paracatenula. In total, six species are recorded, including three with a wide cosmopolitan distribution (C. turgida, S. grande and S. tuberculosum), and provided sequences for five of them, three of which had no previous molecular records (S. paraguayense, C. evelinae and S. corderoi). Greenhouses are confirmed as a useful source of exotic species for taxonomic work on microscopic invertebrates.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw",
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      "name": "Katarzyna Tratkiewicz"
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      "name": "Monika Sysiak"
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      "name": "Marcin Zych"
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      "name": "Ludwik Gąsiorowski"
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  "doi": "10.3897/zookeys.1296.210918",
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  "pdf_url": "https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/210918/download/pdf/",
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  "published": "2026-11-04",
  "publisher": "Pensoft Publishers",
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  "title": "Exotic catenulid flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Catenulida) and where to find them in a temperate climate – a field study in a botanic garden",
  "title_text": "Exotic catenulid flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Catenulida) and where to find them in a temperate climate – a field study in a botanic garden",
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