The question of why animals vary in their ability to regenerate remains one of the most
intriguing questions in biology. Annelids are a large and diverse phylum, many members of …

Germ cells (reproductive cells and their progenitors) give rise to the next generation in
sexually reproducing organisms. The loss or removal of germ cells often leads to sterility in …

Many annelids can regenerate missing body parts or reproduce asexually, generating all
cell types in adult stages. However, the putative adult stem cell populations involved in these …

Regenerative abilities and their evolution in the different animal lineages have fascinated
generations of biologists. While some taxa are capable of restoring entire individuals from …

Naidids are tiny, transparent freshwater oligochaetes, which are well known for their ability
to propagate asexually. Despite the fact that sexually mature individuals and cocoons with …

The capacity to regenerate lost tissues varies significantly among animals. Some phyla,
such as the annelids, display substantial regenerating abilities, although little is known …

The capacity to regenerate lost or injured body parts is a widespread feature within
metazoans and has intrigued scientists for centuries. One of the most extreme types of …

Animal regeneration, the ability to restore a lost body part, is a process that has fascinated
scientists for centuries. In this review, we first present what regeneration is and how it relates …

Abstract The Nereid Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin and Milne Edwards (Annales des
Sciences Naturelles 1: 195–269, 1833) is a marine annelid that belongs to the Nereididae, a …

Regeneration of missing body parts can be observed in diverse animal phyla, but it remains
unclear to which extent these capacities rely on shared or divergent principles. Research …