@article {doi:10.1111/jzs.12214,
	title = {Diversification and biogeographic history of the Western Palearctic freshwater flatworm genus Schmidtea (Tricladida: Dugesiidae), with a redescription of Schmidtea nova},
	journal = {Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research},
	volume = {56},
	number = {3},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {335-351},
	abstract = {Abstract The freshwater flatworm genus Schmidtea is endemic in the Western Palearctic region, where it is represented by only four species, thus contrasting with the high species diversity of the closely related genus Dugesia within Europe. Although containing an important model species in developmental and regeneration research, viz. Schmidtea mediterranea, no evolutionary studies on the genus Schmidtea have been undertaken. For the first time, we present a well-resolved molecular phylogenetic tree of the four species of the genus, inferred on the basis of two molecular markers, and provide also the first detailed morphological account of Schmidtea nova. The phylogenetic tree generated corroborates an earlier speciation hypothesis based on karyological data and points to chromosomal rearrangements as the main drivers of speciation in this genus. The high genetic divergence between the four species, in combination with previous dating studies and their current geographic distribution, suggests that Schmidtea could have originated in Laurasia but lost most of its diversity during the Oligocene. Thus, its present distribution pattern may be the result of the expansion of three of its four relictual species over Europe, probably after the Pleistocene glaciations. Our detailed morphological study of S.~nova revealed that it shows a number of remarkable features: interconnected testis follicles, parovaria, an ejaculatory duct exiting into the primary as well as the secondary seminal vesicle by means of a nipple, and the wall of the distal section of the ejaculatory duct being sclerotic or chitinized.},
	keywords = {Biogeography, molecular phylogeny, Schmidtea, speciation, taxonomy},
	doi = {10.1111/jzs.12214},
	url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jzs.12214},
	author = {Leria, Laia and Sluys, Ronald and Riutort, Marta}
}
@article {1542,
	title = {PlanMine {\textendash} a mineable resource of planarian biology and biodiversity},
	journal = {Nucleic Acids Research},
	volume = {44},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016/01/04},
	pages = {D764 - D773},
	publisher = {Oxford University Press},
	abstract = {<p>Planarian flatworms are in the midst of a renaissance as a model system for regeneration and stem cells. Besides two well-studied model species, hundreds of species exist worldwide that present a fascinating diversity of regenerative abilities, tissue turnover rates, reproductive strategies and other life history traits. PlanMine (http://planmine.mpi-cbg.de/) aims to accomplish two primary missions: First, to provide an easily accessible platform for sharing, comparing and value-added mining of planarian sequence data. Second, to catalyze the comparative analysis of the phenotypic diversity amongst planarian species. Currently, PlanMine houses transcriptomes independently assembled by our lab and community contributors. Detailed assembly/annotation statistics, a custom-developed BLAST viewer and easy export options enable comparisons at the contig and assembly level. Consistent annotation of all transcriptomes by an automated pipeline, the integration of published gene expression information and inter-relational query tools provide opportunities for mining planarian gene sequences and functions. For inter-species comparisons, we include transcriptomes of, so far, six planarian species, along with images, expert-curated information on their biology and pre-calculated cross-species sequence homologies. PlanMine is based on the popular InterMine system in order to make the rich biology of planarians accessible to the general life sciences research community.</p>
},
	isbn = {0305-10481362-4962},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702831/},
	author = {Brandl, Holger and Moon, HongKee and Vila-Farr{\'e}, Miquel and Liu, Shang-Yun and Henry, Ian and Rink, Jochen C}
}
@article {167,
	title = {Freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) from the Iberian Peninsula and Greece: diversity and notes on ecology},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {2779},
	year = {2011},
	month = {02/2011},
	pages = {1-38},
	author = {Miquel Vila-Farr{\'e} and Ronald Sluys and {\'I}o Almagro and Mette Handberg-Thorsager and Rafael Romero}
}
@article {308,
	title = {A new species of <i>Dugesia</i> (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) from the Afromontane forest in South Africa, with an overview of freshwater planarians from the African continent},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {3551},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {43{\textendash}58},
	author = {Giacinta Angela Stocchino and Ronald Sluys and Manconi, Renata}
}
