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Schmidtea mediterranea

Schmidtea mediterranea
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Schmidtea mediterranea is a freshwater triclad (planarian) that lives in southern Europe and Tunisia. It is a model for regeneration, stem cells and development of tissues such as the brain and germline. It is known to be "highly regenerative" with the whole body being regeneratable.

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