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Planaria is a genus of planarians in the family Planariidae. Due to its excellent ability to regenerate, species of Planaria has also been used as model organisms in regeneration studies. [ 1 ] When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual. [ 2 ]
Planarian regeneration combines new tissue production with reorganization to the existing anatomy, morphallaxis. [17] The rate of tissue regrowth varies between species, but in frequently used lab species, functional regenerated tissues are available already 7–10 days following tissue amputation. [17]
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The type specimen of Planaria kempi was described as being 9.5 millimeters long and two millimeters wide. It has no visible "neck". It has two small eyes, each surrounded by an unpigmented area. The backside of the species is a medium-brown color, with a pale underside. The underside has two pores, one for the mouth and one for the genitalia. [2]
B. nobile is assumed to be an invasive species in Tokyo, Japan. Little is known about the ecology of terrestrial planarians, but research has been done on different genera and species, including several native and invasive species in Brazil, [18] Arthurdendyus triangulatus, [19] Rhynchodemus [20] and Bipalium. [21]
Canariella planaria is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Canariellidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to the north-eastern coastal area of the island of Tenerife , in the Canary Islands.
Planaria torva is a species of planarian in the family Planariidae. [1] When an individual is cut into pieces, each piece has the ability to regenerate into a fully formed individual. [ 2 ]
Planaria simplissima Curtis, 1900 Cura foremanii is a species of freshwater planarian belonging to the family Dugesiidae . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is found in freshwater habitats within North America .