The regeneration capacity of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano–on repeated regeneration, rejuvenation and the minimal size needed for regeneration

Dev Genes Evol (2006)

Table 1 contained errors in the original publication.

Table 1.

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		cutting level	number of specimens	% fully regenerated	days until full regeneration	days until death, if no full regeneration
transversal amputation	anterior regeneration	just anterior of brain	11	81.82	about 2 weeks
		just anterior of eyes	5	0
		anterior half of pharynx	7	0		more than 9 weeks
		middle of pharynx to gonads	114	0		more than 9 weeks
		tail plate	13	0		up to 8 days
	posterior regeneration	posterior end of rostrum	12	0		up to 3 days
		posterior of eyes	13	0		up to 3 days
		mid of pharynx	15	0		up to 6 days
		middle to end of pharynx	35	14.29	about 25 days	up to 16 days
		end of pharynx, a little bit of gut	50	58.00	about 3 weeks	up to 14 days most within 7 days
		possibly anterior tip of testes	11	90.91	about 17 days	2 days
		mid of gonads	5	100.00	about 2 weeks
		tail plate	32	100.00	6-10 days
	two-sided regeneration	posterior of eyes and at tail plate	6	0		more than 3 weeks
		in rostrum and at gonad level	1	100.00	about 4 weeks
	repeatedregeneration	between testes and tail plate	20	100.00	cut 29 times during 12 months
	juveniles	half of body to tail plate	24	62.50	2-4 weeks
oblique amputation	anterior regeneration	between eyes	9	0
	posterior regeneration	between eyes	9	0		up to 3 days
longitudinal incision	anterior regeneration	cut symmetrically	19	36.84	about 1 week
		cut asymmetrically	28	39.29	about 1 week
	posterior regeneration	cut symmetrically	13	53.85	about 1 week
		cut asymmetrically	15	40.00	about 1 week