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Dugesia
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For the plant, see Dugesia (plant).
Dugesia (/duˈd͡ʒiʒ(i)ə/[citation needed]) is a genus of dugesiid triclads that contains some common representatives of the class Turbellaria. These common flatworms are found in freshwater habitats of Africa, Eurasia, and Australia. Dugesia is best known to non-specialists because of its regeneration capacities.[2]
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Dugesia subtentaculata | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Tricladida |
Family: | Dugesiidae |
Genus: | Dugesia Girard, 1850[1] |
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Distribution of genus Dugesia after Sluys et al. 1998.[2] | |
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Dugesia is the type genus of the family Dugesiidae.