Schmidtea
| Schmidtea | |
|---|---|
| Schmidtea mediterranea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Schmidtea Ball, 1974 |
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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.