Table 1. Invasive land planarians found in Europe, authors of taxa and key references.
| Taxon and authors | Synonyms | References for taxon | Main references for presence in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthurdendyus triangulatus (Dendy, 1894) Jones, 1999 | Artioposthia triangulata | Dendy (1894), Jones (1999) | Boag et al. (1994) |
| Platydemus manokwari De Beauchamp, 1963 | De Beauchamp (1962) | Justine et al. (2014) | |
| Obama nungara Carbayo et al., 2016 | Obama marmorata | Carbayo et al. (2016) | Carbayo et al. (2016) |
| Parakontikia ventrolineata (Dendy, 1892) Winsor, 1991 | Kontikia ventrolineata | Dendy (1892), Winsor (1991) | Álvarez-Presas et al. (2014) |
| Caenoplana coerulea Moseley, 1877 | Moseley (1877) | Álvarez-Presas et al. (2014), Breugelmans et al. (2012) | |
| Caenoplana bicolor (Von Graff, 1899) Winsor, 1991 | Geoplana bicolor | Von Graff (1899), Winsor (1991) | Álvarez-Presas et al. (2014) |
| Marionfyfea adventor Jones & Sluys, 2016 | Jones & Sluys (2016) | Jones & Sluys (2016) | |
| Diversibipalium multilineatum (Makino & Shirasawa, 1983) Kubota & Kawakatsu, 2010 | Bipalium multilineatum | Makino & Shirasawa (1983), Kubota & Kawakatsu (2010) | Mazza et al. (2016), This paper |
| Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878 | Moseley (1878) | This paper |
Note:
This table provides complete information about authors and taxa and combination, thus making the general text lighter. Sluys (2016) listed additional species with limited records and information: Artioposthia exulans Dendy, 1901, Australoplana sanguinea (Moseley, 1877), Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877, Kontikia andersoni Jones, 1981.