Schmidtea
Genus of flatworms
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Schmidtea is a genus of freshwater triclads. Species of the genus Schmidtea are widely used in regeneration and developmental studies.[2][3]
| Schmidtea | |
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| Schmidtea mediterranea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Schmidtea Ball, 1974 |
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Until 1991, Schmidtea was considered as a subgenus of Dugesia, then it was elevated to the genus rank.[4]
Etymology
The genus was presumably named after Eduard Oscar Schmidt, who described two species within the genus.[5]
