Kingdom Animalia Order Tricladida Scientific name Schmidtea Rank Genus | Phylum Platyhelminthes Family Dugesiidae Higher classification Dugesiidae | |
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Similar Schmidtea mediterranea, Flatworm, Dugesia, Schmidtea polychroa, Dugesia japonica | ||
Schmidtea mediterranea pharynx
Schmidtea is a freshwater planarian genus widely used in regeneration and developmental studies.
Contents
- Schmidtea mediterranea pharynx
- Schmidtea mediterranea control planarian exhibiting gliding locomotion
- Phylogeny
- References
Until 1991 Schmidtea was considered a Dugesia subgenus, then it was upgraded to the genus rank.
Schmidtea mediterranea control planarian exhibiting gliding locomotion
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008:
References
Schmidtea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA