Molecular phylogenetic and detailed morphological analyses reveal a new species of Castrella Fuhrmann, 1900 (Platyhelminthes, Dalytyphloplanida) from Switzerland
Author
Diez, Yander L.
Smithsonian Marine Station, 701 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida 34949, United States. & Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Universitaire Campus Gebouw D, B- 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
yanderluis87@gmail.com
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2026
2026-01-09
1034
14
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https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3143/14013
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10.5852/ejt.2026.1034.3143
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Table 1 (continued on next two pages). GenBank accession numbers of the specimens used in the phylogenetic analyses (*new sequences).| Species | 18S rDNA | 28S rDNA |
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| Acrochordonoposthia conica | KC529487 | KC529617 |
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| Bothromesostoma personatum | KC529501 | – |
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| Bothromesostoma personatum | M58347 | – |
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| Bothromesostoma sp. | D85098 | – |
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| Bryoplana xerophila | KC529489 | KC529619 |
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| Carcharodopharynx sp. | KC529481 | KC529612 |
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| Castrada hofmanni | KC529496 | – |
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| Castrada intermedia | KC529497 | – |
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| Castrada lanceola | AY775751 | – |
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| Castrada luteola | AY775752 | – |
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| Castrada neocomensis | KC529498 | – |
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| Castrada viridis | AY775753 | – |
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| Castrada sp. | AY775775 | – |
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| Castrella alba D-282 | PQ722297 | PQ722314 |
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| Castrella alba D-283 | PQ722298 | PQ722315 |
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| Castrella alba G-29 | PQ722299 | PQ722316 |
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| Castrella pinguis | KC529438 | KC529569 |
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| Castrella schareri sp. nov. B-20* | – | PX577035 |
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| Castrella schareri sp. nov. B-21 | PQ722300 | PQ722317 |
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| Castrella schareri sp. nov. F-271* | – | PX577036 |
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| Castrella schareri sp. nov. F-274* | – | PX577037 |
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| Castrella schareri sp. nov. F-275* | – | PX577038 |
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| Castrella truncata | AY775777 | KC529570 |
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| Dalyellia tatrica | KC529443 | KC529574 |
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| Dalyellia viridis | KC529444 | KC529575 |
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| Dalyelliidae indet. | KC529441 | – |
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| Dochmiotrema limicola | KC529495 | KC529624 |
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| Dochmiotrema sp. | PP723168 | PP723167 |
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| Gieysztoria acariaia | KC529470 | KC529601 |
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| Gieysztoria ashokae | KC529466 | KC529597 |
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| Gieysztoria beltrani | KC529475 | KC529606 |
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| Gieysztoria cf. billabongensi s | KC529442 | KC529573 |
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| Gieysztoria cf. cuspidata | KC529457 | KC529588 |
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| Gieysztoria choctaw | KC529476 | KC529607 |
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| Gieysztoria complicata | KC529473 | KC529604 |
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| Gieysztoria cuspidata | KC529458 | KC529589 |
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| Gieysztoria dodgei | KC529479 | KC529610 |
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| Gieysztoria garudae | KC529467 | KC529598 |
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| Gieysztoria iberica | KC529461 | KC529592 |
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| Gieysztoria infundibuliformis | KC529468 | KC529599 |
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| Gieysztoria knipovici | KC529463 | - |
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| Gieysztoria ornata | KC529460 | KC529591 |
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| Gieysztoria pavimentata | KC529472 | KC529603 |
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| Gieysztoria rubra | KC529480 | KC529611 |
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| Gieysztoria triquetra | KC529478 | KC529609 |
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| Gieysztoria zuluensis | KC529465 | KC529596 |
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| Krumbachia sp. | KC529488 | KC529618 |
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| Krumbachia hiemalis D-159 | PQ722301 | PQ722322 |
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| Krumbachia hiemalis D-160 | PQ722302 | PQ722323 |
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| Mesocastrada sp. | U70081 | - |
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| Mesostoma jilinense | - | ON843458 |
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| Mesostoma lingua | AY775759 | KC529626 |
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| Mesostoma lingua AY 775759 | AY775759 | - |
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| Mesostoma lingua AJ 243682 | AJ243682 | - |
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| Mesostoma thamagae | AY775760 | - |
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| Microdalyellia armigera Finland | KC529451 | KC529582 |
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| Microdalyellia armigera Spain | KC529452 | KC529583 |
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| Microdalyellia brevispina | KC529450 | KC529581 |
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| Microdalyellia fairchildi | KC529447 | KC529578 |
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| Microdalyellia fusca | KC529453 | KC529584 |
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| Microdalyellia kupelwieseri Switzerland B-11 | PQ722303 | PQ722320 |
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| Microdalyellia kupelwieseri Switzerland B-12 | PQ722304 | PQ722321 |
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| Microdalyellia nanella | KC529449 | KC529580 |
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| Microdalyellia picta | KC529446 | KC529577 |
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| Microdalyellia rossi | KC529448 | KC529579 |
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| Microdalyellia schmidtii Belgium | KC529445 | KC529576 |
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| Microdalyellia schmidtii Hamburg D-156 | PQ722305 | PQ722318 |
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| Microdalyellia schmidtii Hamburg D-158 | PQ722306 | PQ722319 |
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| Microdalyellia sinensis | JF429837 | - |
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| Microdalyellia sp. ZXY 2011 | HQ993095 | - |
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| Olisthanella truncula | KC529494 | KC529623 |
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| Olisthanella truncula AY 775761 | AY775761 | - |
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| Opistomum arsenii | KC529491 | KC529620 |
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| Phaenocora foliacea | KC529492 | KC529621 |
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| Phaenocora shenda PHE 1-18 | ON843455 | ON843453 |
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| Phaenocora shenda PHE 2-18 | ON843456 | ON843454 |
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| Phaenocora indet. | KC529493 | KC529622 |
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| Phaenocora unipunctata | AY775762 | - |
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| Protoplanella simplex | KC529490 | - |
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| Pseudodalyellia alabamensis | KC529440 | KC529571 |
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| Rhynchomesostoma rostratum | KC529499 | KC529625 |
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| Rhynchomesostoma rostratum UH 77.15 | KC529500 | - |
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| Strongylostoma devleeschouweri | KC529486 | - |
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| Strongylostoma elongatum | AY775771 | - |
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| Strongylostoma elongatum spinosum | KC869830 | KC869883 |
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| Strongylostoma radiatum | KC529485 | KC529616 |
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| Strongylostoma sp. c_YC_2021 | - | MW930399 |
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| Strongylostoma sp. h_YC_2021 | - | MW930401 |
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| Typhloplana viridata | KC529484 | KC529615 |
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| Outgroup |
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| Grappleria corona | MW052803 | MW052802 |
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| Halammovortex sp. | KC529437 | KC529567 |
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| Temnocephala fasciata | KC869834 | KC869888 |
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| Temnosewellia minor | AY157183 | AY157164 |
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