Planaria

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.

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. ==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus Planaria: Planaria adhaerens Planaria albocingata Planaria barroisi Planaria bicingulata Planaria chulunginensis Planaria cincinata Planaria cinerea Planaria dagarensis Planaria debilis Planaria delineata Planaria dybouskyi Planaria flava Planaria fontana Planaria fuliginosa Planaria fuliginosus Planaria fulvifrons Planaria fuscomaculata Planaria gigas Planaria grubii Planaria ignorata Planaria incerta Planaria kempi Planaria lemani Planaria lucta Planaria luteola Planaria macrocephala Planaria maculata Planaria marmorosa Planaria melanocerca Planaria melanopunctata Planaria melanotorquis Planaria nesidensis Planaria onegensis Planaria punctatum Planaria rosea Planaria rothii Planaria sabussowi Planaria savignyi Planaria semifasciata Planaria simplex Planaria sinensis Planaria subflava Planaria torva Planaria tremellaris Planaria unionicola Planaria verrucosa Planaria wytegrensis Planaria zeylanica

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