SchmidteaSchmidtea is a genus of freshwater triclads. Species of the genus Schmidtea are widely used in regeneration and developmental studies.Until 1991, Schmidtea was considered as a subgenus of Dugesia, then it was elevated to the genus rank.EtymologyThe genus was presumably named after Eduard Oscar Schmidt, who described two species within the genus.PhylogenyPhylogenetic tree including five dugesiid genera after Álvarez-Presas et al., 2008: