''Schmidtea'' is a genus of freshwater
triclads. Species of the genus ''Schmidtea'' are widely used in
regeneration
Regeneration may refer to:
Science and technology
* Regeneration (biology), the ability to recreate lost or damaged cells, tissues, organs and limbs
* Regeneration (ecology), the ability of ecosystems to regenerate biomass, using photosynthesis
...
and
developmental studies.
Until 1991 ''Schmidtea'' was considered as a subgenus of ''
Dugesia'', then it was elevated to the genus rank.
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008:
References
Dugesiidae
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