| Schmidtea mediterranea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Turbellaria |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Schmidtea |
| Species: | S. mediterranea |
| Binomial name | |
| Schmidtea mediterranean Benazzi, Baguñà, Ballester, Puccinelli & Del Papa, 1975 |
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Schmidtea mediterranea is a freshwater planarian that lives in southern Europe and Tunisia.[1] It is a model for regeneration and development of tissues such as the brain and germline.[2][3]