Dugesia
| Dugesia | |
|---|---|
| Dugesia subtentaculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Tricladida |
| Family: | Dugesiidae |
| Genus: | Dugesia Girard, 1850 |
| Species | |
| Distribution of genus Dugesia after Sluys et al. 1998. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dugesia is a genus of freshwater planarians in the family Dugesiidae triclads and the type genus of this family. 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.