Poole, Karen E.
Planaria
Sign in to savePlanaria is a genus of planarians in the family Planariidae. Due to its excellent ability to regenerate, species of Planaria have also been used as model organisms in regeneration studies. When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual. When decapitated, they retain their memories.
Species
Shovel-headed Garden Worm
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNemertea
- ClassNemertea incertae sedis
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 134
- Family
- Planariidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, MNA, CAS, AM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, British Virgin Islands, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Planariidae
- Image
- Planaria torva.jpg
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- Commons category
- Planaria
- taxon name
- Planaria
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Planaria
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Diet
- Species
- Application of planaria in research
- References
Planaria is a genus of planarians in the family Planariidae. Due to its excellent ability to regenerate, species of Planaria have also been used as model organisms in regeneration studies. When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual. When decapitated, they retain their memories.
== Description == Currently the genus Planaria is defined as freshwater triclads with oviducts that unite to form a common oviduct without embracing the bursa copulatrix and with an adenodactyl present in the male atrium. The testes occur along the whole body.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Planaria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.