Schmidtea is a genus of freshwater triclads. Species of the genus Schmidtea are widely used in regeneration and developmental studies.[2][3]
Until 1991 Schmidtea was considered as a subgenus of Dugesia, then it was elevated to the genus rank.[4]
Phylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008:[5]
DugesiidaeSchmidtea
Schmidtea is a genus of freshwater triclads. Species of the genus Schmidtea are widely used in regeneration and developmental studies.
Until 1991 Schmidtea was considered as a subgenus of Dugesia, then it was elevated to the genus rank.