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Hofstenia

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Hofstenia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Xenacoelomorpha
Order: Acoela
Family: Hofsteniidae
Genus: Hofstenia
Bock, 1923

Hofstenia, or panther worms,[1] is a genus of worms belonging to the family Hofsteniidae.[2]

They are recognized for their ability to regenerate any missing tissue type and recover body axes following injury[3] including a functional brain during whole-body regeneration.[4] The Hofstenia body is populated by neoblast-like cells,[3] adult stem cells, which are necessary for Hofstenia regeneration, and are frequently studied in planarians.

Species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hooge, M.D., Wallberg, A., Todt, C., Maloy, A.P., Jondelius, U., & Tyler, S.D. (2007). A revision of the systematics of panther worms (Hofstenia spp., Acoela), with notes on color variation and genetic variation within the genus. Hydrobiologia, 592, 439-454.
  2. ^ a b "Hofstenia Bock, 1923". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Srivastava, Mansi; Mazza-Curll, Kathleen L.; van Wolfswinkel, Josien C.; Reddien, Peter W. (2014-04-24). "Whole-Body Acoel Regeneration Is Controlled by Wnt and Bmp-Admp Signaling". Current Biology. 24 (10): 1107–1113. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.042. ISSN 0960-9822.
  4. ^ Hulett, Ryan E.; Rivera-López, Carlos; Gehrke, Andrew R.; Gompers, Annika; Srivastava, Mansi (2024-07-16). "A wound-induced differentiation trajectory for neurons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2322864121. ISSN 0027-8424.