Hofstenia
| Hofstenia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Order: | Acoela |
| Family: | Hofsteniidae |
| Genus: | Hofstenia Bock, 1923 |
Hofstenia, or panther worms,[1] is a genus of acoels 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]
- Hofstenia arabiensis Beltagi & Mandura, 1991
- Hofstenia atroviridis Bock, 1923
- Hofstenia beltagii Steinböck, 1966
- Hofstenia miamia Correa, 1960
- Hofstenia minuta Palombi, 1928
References
- ^ Hooge, Matthew; Wallberg, Andreas; Todt, Christiane; Maloy, Aaron; Jondelius, Ulf; Tyler, Seth (31 July 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 (1): 439–454. doi:10.1007/s10750-007-0789-0. ISSN 0018-8158.
- ^ a b "Hofstenia Bock, 1923". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b Srivastava, Mansi; Mazza-Curll, Kathleen L.; van Wolfswinkel, Josien C.; Reddien, Peter W. (19 May 2014). "Whole-Body Acoel Regeneration Is Controlled by Wnt and Bmp-Admp Signaling". Current Biology. 24 (10): 1107–1113. Bibcode:2014CBio...24.1107S. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.042. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 24768051.
- ^ Hulett, Ryan E.; Rivera-López, Carlos; Gehrke, Andrew R.; Gompers, Annika; Srivastava, Mansi (16 July 2024). "A wound-induced differentiation trajectory for neurons". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (29) e2322864121. Bibcode:2024PNAS..12122864H. doi:10.1073/pnas.2322864121. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 11260127. PMID 38976727.